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The American Health Law Association (AHLA) is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization devoted to legal issues in the health care field. AHLA's Speaking of Health Law podcasts offer thoughtful analysis and insightful commentary on the legal and policy issues affecting the American health care system.
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Michael Kuczynski, Counsel, Polsinelli PC, speaks with Vince Tennerelli, Associate General Counsel, Community Health System, about how in-house counsel can navigate the world of taxes and audits for their nonprofit hospitals, with a focus on the Form 990 and Schedules H and L. They discuss how the Form 990 and corporate governance come together, conflict of interest policies and procedures, and community benefit tracking and calculating. Vince recently co-authored an article for Health Law Co...
Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this special ten-part series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2026. In the first episode, Jackie Papish, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, speaks with Emily Felder, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, about how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and reduced federal health care spending will continue to impact the health care industry in 2026. They discuss i...
Jennifer Breuer, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Sean Sullivan, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP, and Adam Greene, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, discuss some of the latest trends and developments in the world of telehealth, as well as what to expect in 2026. They cover issues related to reimbursement (including the future of telehealth flexibilities), privacy and security, and other compliance risks. Jennifer is editor, and Sean and Adam are co-authors, of AHLA’s new Teleh...
Daniel Hettich, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Emily Cook, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, Elizabeth Lippincott, Managing Member, Strategic Health Law, and Susan Banks, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, discuss some of the latest trends and developments in the world of Medicare, as well as what to expect in 2026. They cover issues related to Part A, Part C (Medicare Advantage), fraud and abuse, and appeals and arbitration. Daniel was Faculty Chair, and Emily, Elizabeth, and Susan w...
Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine about the most significant governance developments for the health care industry in 2025 and projections on the governance trends that will impact the health care industry in 2026. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb_p7E3Brqg Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive m...
In the eighth installment of their popular annual series, John D. Carroll, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, and Alexis J. Gilman, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP, discuss 2025's biggest antitrust developments and what attorneys should expect in 2026. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onCawnKti4M Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law ne...
Stewart Kameen, Partner, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, Brandon Helms, Shareholder, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, and Matthew Westbrook, Senior Counsel, Proskauer Rose LLP, discuss some of the key health care fraud and abuse trends from 2025 and what to expect in 2026. They cover the current landscape; Administration priorities; general trends; and key settlements, cases, and advisory opinions. From AHLA's Fraud and Abuse Practice Group. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Judith Waltz, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP, Faraz Siddiqui, Assistant General Counsel, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, David Lazarus, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP, and John Hood, Associate, Akerman LLP, discuss some of the key health law developments from 2025 and what to expect in 2026. They cover a wide range of legislative, regulatory, and judicial issues, focusing on Medicare and Medicaid, public health, civil and criminal enforcement, and drug development. Waltz, Siddiqui, Lazarus...
Kathy Roe, Managing Attorney, Health Law Consultancy, speaks with Christine Burke Worthen, Member, Epstein Becker & Green PC, about two important yet not always well understood areas of the health care ecosystem, the health care claim lifecycle and medical coding. They discuss why it is important for health law professionals to have a basic understanding of these topics, the role that artificial intelligence is playing, and AHLA’s recently released Health Care Claim Life Cycle 101 & M...
In this follow-up to their August 2025 podcast, Lisa Diehl Vandecaveye, Of Counsel, Epstein Becker Green, and Priya Bathija, Founder & CEO, Nyoo Health, discuss how health law professionals can plan for success going into 2026. They share some of the challenges faced by the health care industry in 2025, how they are setting their intentions for 2026, managing the pace of change in the health law profession, and the “icing on the cake” moments they are looking forward to in the new year. W...
Health care is one of the top industries for workplace violence injuries. Sarah R. Skubas, Principal, Jackson Lewis PC, speaks with Jonathan C. Bumgarner, Partner, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, about the factors that contribute to workplace violence in the health care industry. They discuss the role of OSHA and other regulatory bodies, state law trends, legal risks and penalties, what’s on the horizon, and top action items to keep employees and patients safe. Jonathan co-authored ...
Jason Krisza, Shareholder, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA, and Michael Schaff, Shareholder, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA, speak with Sidney Welch, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Lymari Cromwell, Partner, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, and Ashley Creech, Associate, Epstein Becker & Green PC, about three cutting-edge topics that are of increasing importance when representing physicians: private equity transactions, non-compete agreements, and medical spas. They discuss how pri...
John F. Banghart, Senior Director for Cybersecurity Services, Venable LLP, speaks with Errol S. Weiss, Chief Security Officer, Health-ISAC, Inc., about the unique challenges associated with information sharing in the health care sector. They discuss what an ISAC is; what information sharing means in the context of the health care sector and why it is important; legal, regulatory, and compliance risks; risk mitigation strategies; the impact of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015;...
As 2025 closes, the implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (now rebranded as the Working Families Tax Cut Act) on Medicaid continue to ripple through the health care industry. CMS has issued major guidance, and state Medicaid agencies and health care providers are scrambling to implement this guidance at an operational level. Harsh P. Parikh, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, Lloyd A. Bookman, Founding Partner, Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC, and Anne Winter, Senior Managing Director, FTI Co...
Kathy Roe, Managing Attorney, Health Law Consultancy, speaks with Dorothy DeAngelis, Senior Managing Director, Ankura Consulting, and Richelle Marting, Attorney, Marting Law, about the latest trends and developments related to prior authorization, from both the payer and provider angles. They discuss what prior authorization is and why it engenders scrutiny, approaches to easing prior authorization’s administrative burden, the responsible use of artificial intelligence, the impact of the new ...
In this special two-part series, Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, about the health care corporate governance oversight of artificial intelligence (AI). In Part Two, they discuss what an AI governance framework might look like, the board/management dynamic, the role of an AI subcommittee, oversight of workforce issues, and whether AI can support board functions. Watch this episode: h...
In this special two-part series, Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, about the health care corporate governance oversight of artificial intelligence (AI). In Part One, they discuss the board’s core role regarding AI, the specific details of that role, and the board’s connection to AI deployment decisions. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKLPJAv0vGQ Watch Part Two: h...
How can attorneys better navigate the business realities behind health care transactions, manage compliance pressures, and work with valuation experts in a practical way? Rob Holland, Director, HMS Valuation Partners, speaks with Eric Neff, President, Neff Associates, Ragini Acharya, Partner, Husch Blackwell, and Kyle Faget, Partner, Foley & Lardner, about their “behind the scenes” experiences with fair market value and health care transactions and the tips and strategies they have learne...
Shad Ritchie, Senior Consultant, Stroudwater Associates, and Stacy Gerber Ward, Shareholder, von Briesen & Roper, discuss the various aspects of a successful physician compensation redesign. They cover anchoring the compensation redesign in compliance, working with legal counsel, starting the compensation redesign process, determining fair market value, structuring and implementing an effective compensation plan, and longer-term governance issues. Sponsored by Stroudwater. Watch this epis...
Rural health care has been facing significant headwinds, and that was before the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which has introduced additional uncertainty. Donn Herring, Partner, Spencer Fane LLP, speaks with Lori Wightman, CEO, Bothwell Regional Health Center, and Jon Doolittle, President, Missouri Hospital Association, about the unique challenges facing rural health facilities and how government policy has a disproportionate impact on them, focusing on the journey of Wi...
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