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 with nearly 14,000 members. As part of its educational mission, AHLA's Speaking of Health Law podcasts offer thoughtful analysis and insightful commentary on the legal and policy issues affecting the health care system. AHLA is committed to ensuring equitable access to our educational content. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards. If you experience accessibility issues, please contact accessibility@americanhealthlaw.org.
Episodes
532 episodes
Interpreting OCR’s Risk Analysis Enforcement Initiative and How the Regulatory Environment Is Evolving
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has made risk analysis a top priority in its enforcement of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance. Dawn Morgenstern, Senior Director of C...
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2024's Biggest Health Care Antitrust Developments and What to Expect in 2025
In the seventh installment of their popular annual series, John D. Carroll, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, and Alexis J. Gilman, Partner, Crowell and Moring LLP, discuss 2024's biggest antitrust developments and what attorn...
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53:23
Assessing Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Risk in Health Care Transactions
Andrew Mahler, Vice President of Privacy and Compliance Services, Clearwater, speaks with Jordan Cohen, Partner, Akerman LLP, about managing cybersecurity and data privacy risk during the due diligence process for health care transactions. They...
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Health Care Fraud and Abuse Trends From 2024 and What to Expect in 2025
Joe Wolfe, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, speaks with Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld, Partner, Jones Day, about some of the key health care fraud and abuse trends from 2024 and what to expect in 2025. Laura is the author of the <...
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Corporate Practice of Medicine: Latest Trends and Developments
Glenn Prives, Partner, Epstein Becker & Green, Jessica Belle, and Kristen McDermott Woodrum, Partner, McGuireWoods, discuss the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) doctrine and why it is so important to the health care industry. They cove...
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Key Health Law Developments From 2024 and What to Expect in 2025
Judith Waltz, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP, Dionne Lomax, Managing Director of Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Affiliated Monitors, Inc., and Dee Anna Hays, Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins, discuss some of the key health law developments in 2...
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Re-Release: The Future of American Medicine with Marty Makary, MD
Marty Makary, MD, was recently announced as President-Elect Trump’s pick to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. In this episode from August 19, 2020, Dr. Makary, in conversation with Charles Overstreet, FTI Consulting,...
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Reproductive Health and Shield Laws: Latest Developments
Texas’ attorney general recently filed a civil lawsuit against a New York physician for prescribing medication abortion pills via telehealth to a woman in Texas. Natalie Birnbaum, State Legal and Policy Director, RHITES, and Krusheeta Patel, As...
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Hospital/Physician Affiliation Models in an Age of Private Equity
Glenn Prives, Partner, Epstein Becker & Green PC, and Elizabeth Kastner, Senior Transactional and Corporate Counsel, TriHealth, Inc., discuss the current climate around hospital/physician affiliation models in the age of private equity, and...
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Forecasting Health Care Antitrust Under a Second Trump Administration
Lisl Dunlop, Partner, Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, speaks with Mark Seidman, Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, about some of the potential health care antitrust priorities of a second Trump Administration. They discuss how antitrust...
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Health Care Corporate Governance: Top 2025 Trends
Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about the governance trends that health care boards should anticipate in 2025. These trends fall into...
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What Does a Second Trump Administration Mean for Health Care?
David Cade, Executive Vice President and CEO, American Health Law Association, speaks with Eric Zimmerman, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about the potential health care priorities of a second Trump Administration. They discuss possible h...
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Top Ten IRS Audit Risks for Nonprofit Health Care Organizations
Gerald Griffith, Partner, Jones Day, and Stephanie N. Switzer, Senior Counsel, Cleveland Clinic, discuss, in top ten style, common audit risks for nonprofit health care organizations and strategies for minimizing potential tax exposure. Gerald ...
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A Look at the Recent Verdict Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
On September 20, a jury ruled in favor of St. Charles Surgical Hospital and the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in their case against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana for failure to fully pay for services rendered, awarding the plainti...
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27:15
Marketing Arrangements in Health Care: Latest Trends and Developments
Dan Levin, Director, Stout, speaks with Danielle Tangorre, Partner, Robinson & Cole, and Parker Eastin, Partner, Nicholson & Eastin, about the legal and regulatory landscape surrounding marketing arrangements in health care and how they...
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38:51
Mental Health and Wellness: A Legal Check-In
Michelle Johnson Tidjani, CommonSpirit Health, and Florence L. Di Benedetto, Di Benedetto Solutions, Inc., discuss the mental health challenges that health lawyers face and how to tackle the stigma that the legal profession attaches to mental h...
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44:43
Key Considerations for Joint Ventures Between Hospitals and Specialty Operators
Danielle Bangs, Director, Veralon, and Kelley Taylor Hearne, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, discuss the growing trend of health systems entering into joint ventures and other forms of partnership with specialty operators. They ...
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Mental Health Parity: The New Legal and Regulatory Landscape
Kevin Malone, Epstein Becker Green, speaks with Dr. Henry Harbin, a leader in the behavioral health space, about the September 2024 final rule implementing amendments to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. They discuss what the n...
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Health Care Corporate Governance: NACD’s New Report and Board Oversight of Technology
Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about the proper role of health care organization boards in relationship to technology, including art...
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Beyond the Law: Practical Impacts of Loper Bright, Corner Post, and Jarkesy on Health Care
Valerie Cohen, Partner, Venable LLP, speaks with Randy Sergent, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, and Shane Hunt, a government health care attorney, about the wide-ranging impacts of Loper Brigh...
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Trends and Developments Related to the False Claims Act
Joe Wolfe, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, speaks with Robert S. Salcido, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, about the current landscape of the False Claims Act (FCA) in the health care industry. They discuss t...
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How to “Survive and Thrive” in Health Law: Tips for Early Career Professionals
Alé Dalton, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, speaks with Ari Markenson, Partner, Venable LLP, about how early career professionals can use the complexities of the health care industry to their advantage. They discuss why the average h...
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Health Care Enterprise Risk Management: Issues Related to Cybersecurity
David Crapo and Bethany Corbin discuss enterprise risk management for health care organizations, with a particular focus on cybersecurity. They cover the sources of cyberattacks on health care organizations, risks involving third-party vendors,...
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Drafting Health Care Contracts: Tips from the Trenches
Jenna Brofsky, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP, and Thomas Spellman, Associate General Counsel and Vice President, Fresenius Medical Care North America, discuss approaches for drafting health care contracts, focusing on negotiation techniques and ...
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AI in Health Care: Patient Safety and Responsible Implementation
Jiayan Chen, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, and Lauren Willens, Senior Counsel, Henry Ford Health, discuss how health care organizations can safely and responsibly implement artificial intelligence (AI). They cover the opportunities and r...
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