AHLA's Speaking of Health Law
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.
Episodes
640 episodes
Health Care Corporate Governance: Developments in Board Minute Taking
Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine about legal best practices and practical tips for minute taking. They discuss the core purpose of minutes and appropriate length, how much ...
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32:33
Top Ten 2026: Automation Accountability—AI Governance, Liability, and Oversight
Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this
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27:19
Protecting the Tax Exemption Privilege: Guidance on Taxes, Audits, and More for Nonprofit Hospitals
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 th...
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43:15
Top Ten 2026: Impacts of OBBBA Implementation and Reduced Federal Health Care Spending
Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this
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28:15
Hot Topics in Telehealth: What to Expect in 2026
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, ...
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46:58
Hot Topics in Medicare: What to Expect in 2026
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 tre...
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42:39
Health Care Corporate Governance: 2025 in Review and 2026 Trends
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 ...
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37:40
2025's Biggest Health Care Antitrust Developments and What to Expect in 2026
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...
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43:42
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Trends From 2025 and What to Expect in 2026
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...
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48:25
Key Health Law Developments From 2025 and What to Expect in 2026
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...
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57:49
Health Care Claim Lifecycle and Medical Coding: Why Are They Important to Health Law Professionals?
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 lifec...
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19:50
“Icing On the Cake”: Planning for 2026
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 profes...
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Maintaining a Culture of Safety in the Face of Workplace Violence Trends in Health Care
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 w...
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26:50
Representing Physicians: Private Equity, Non-Competes, and Medical Spas
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 ...
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50:42
Information Sharing in Health Care: Mitigating Risk and Enhancing Cooperation
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 di...
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38:33
OBBBA Updates: Recent CMS Guidance and State and Provider Responses
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 a...
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57:45
Prior Authorization: Payer and Provider Perspectives As 2025 Closes
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 authorizati...
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37:28
Health Care Corporate Governance: Board Oversight of AI, Part Two—What Does a Framework Look Like?
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...
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26:25
Health Care Corporate Governance: Board Oversight of AI, Part One—What Is the Board’s Role?
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...
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18:56
Beyond Paperwork: Practical Insights for Navigating Fair Market Value and Health Care Transactions
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, Pre...
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41:55
Best Practices for Implementing Physician Compensation Redesign
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...
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35:54
The Current Landscape of Rural Health Care: One Hospital’s Journey
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,...
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43:42
Strategic Litigation in Health Care Disputes: Practical Tips for Navigating Litigation
Amanda Hayes-Kibreab, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, and DeAngelo Norris, Senior Associate General Counsel, Grady Health System, discuss best practices for litigating health care disputes. They cover in-house and outside counsel collaboratio...
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38:37
Health Care’s AI Transformation: Issues Related to Delivery and Accountability
As health care organizations rapidly adopt advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), they face complex challenges around health care delivery and accountability. Christi Grimm, Managing Director, BDO, and Julie Taitsman, Ma...
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53:22
Managing Vendor Relationships and Navigating Data Breaches in the New Age of Data Privacy
Vendor relationships and data breaches are usually found very high on the risk heat map for anyone working in health care and technology. Andrew Mahler, Vice President of Privacy, Compliance, and Audit Services, Clearwater, speaks with Shalyn W...
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