AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Eric Setterlund, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, speaks with Melissa Soliz, Partner, Coppersmith Brockelman PLC, Annie Harrington, Chief Legal Officer, Pyx Health, and Sarah Raybin, Counsel, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, about how to launch a successful social determinant of health (SDOH) platform for sharing data among a patient’s care team. They discuss the types of SDOH platf...

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about how the Biden Administration’s antitrust and competition enforcement initiatives are impacting health care board duties. They discuss how health care antitrust risk and enforcement have changed and how health care boards can respond. Essential Legal U...

The health care industry is still parsing the effects of the Supreme Court’s recent decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo , which ends Chevron deference, and SEC v. Jarkesy , which entitles defendants to a jury trial when the government seeks civil penalties. Chip Hutzler, Partner, HMS Valuation Partners, speaks with Greg Demske, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, and Jonathan Porter, Partn...

On June 20, a federal judge in Texas sided with the American Hospital Association in its lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) updated guidance on the use of tracking technologies. Andrew Mahler, Vice President, Consulting Services, Privacy & Compliance, Clearwater, speaks with Carolyn V. Metnick, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, about the key t...

For more than six years and nearly 80 episodes, Norm Tabler has entertained AHLA with his unique take on recent health law and other legal developments. Now, Norm bids farewell to the Lighter Side of Health Law. 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 news...

Delphine O’Rourke, CEO, 8Fold Inc., speaks with Ramona Thomas, General Counsel & Vice President of Risk and Compliance, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties, about the recent Supreme Court decisions that impact women’s health. They discuss FDA v. AHM and the use of mifepristone in medication abortions, Moyle v. United States and the conflict between Idaho’s abortion law and...

Edo Banach, Partner, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP, and Keith Lagnese, Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Care at Home, discuss the structure and delivery of palliative care. They cover issues related to regulation, oversight, and reimbursement. Edo and Keith spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2024 Long Term and Post-Acute Care Law and Compliance in San Diego, CA. Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio...

Dan Grauman, Managing Director and CEO, Veralon, speaks with Cristina Cavalieri, SVP and University Counsel, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and Jeannie C. Frey, SVP, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, CHRISTUS Health, about health care system governance structures. They discuss the drivers of health care governance structure changes, how governance models are evolving, challenges of i...

Valerie G. Rock, Principal, PYA, and Kristin M. Bohl, Member, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, discuss the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, specifically changes related to Evaluation and Management (E/M) visits. They cover CMS’ Framework for Health Equity and requirements related to clinical integration, community-based organizations, and community health workers. Valerie and Kris...

Delphine O’Rourke, CEO, 8Fold Inc., speaks with Naseem Sayani, General Partner, Emmeline Ventures, about how the current legal and regulatory landscape is impacting innovation and investment in women’s health. They discuss the connection between investment and innovation and access to health care, where investment and innovation are taking place, how employers are driving the fertility market, and...

Alexis L. Angell, Shareholder, Polsinelli PC, Lindsey P. Ridgway, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Integris Health, and Scott Nichols, Partner, Nichols Brar Weitzner & Thomas, share their insights and experiences on a range of medical staff issues. They cover physician behavior and professionalism concerns, physician health issues, HR and peer review, educating physicians on medical sta...

Jeff J. Wurzburg, Senior Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright, Mackenzie S. Wallace, Partner, Thompson Coburn, and Elise D. Brennan, Partner, Conner & Winters LLP, discuss the lifecycle of payer/provider disputes and some of the current trends in this area. They cover considerations related to outstanding accounts receivable, the benefits of arbitration, drafting arbitration clauses, initiating a di...

AHLA's monthly podcast featuring health lawyer and blogger Norm Tabler's informative and entertaining take on recent health law and other legal developments. 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 news from the major media outlets on this podcas...

Delphine O’Rourke, CEO, 8Fold Inc., speaks with Adriana Benedict, General Counsel, Hey Jane, about recent litigation related to women’s health and how the Comstock Act is specifically being litigated in this area. They discuss the Supreme Court’s recent decision in FDA v. AHM ; the FDA’s allowance of mail-order medication abortion; the history of the Comstock Act, how it has been enforced, and how...

Kate Taylor, Associate Principal, ECG Management Consultants, Caleb Knight, Member, Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC, and Marc Goldstone, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Wellpath, discuss how the Department of Justice (DOJ) uses its enforcement mechanisms to ensure providers are complying with health care laws and regulations. They cover the current regulatory structure, including th...

Andrew Mahler, Vice President, Consulting Services, Privacy & Compliance, Clearwater, speaks with Sara Shanti, Partner, Sheppard Mullin, about the legal framework surrounding mental health apps and what is currently happening in the industry. They discuss issues related to data protection, transparency, and sharing, along with enforcement and litigation trends. Sponsored by Clearwater . Essent...

Section 1557 is both the nation’s first civil rights law for health care and the first federal civil rights law to focus specifically on nondiscrimination in health care. Stefanie Doyle, Associate, Baker Donelson, and Bruce J. Lederman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles E. Smith Life Communities, discuss the provisions of the Section 1557 final rule, which was released by the U.S. Dep...

Delphine O’Rourke, CEO, 8Fold Inc., speaks with Ramona Thomas, General Counsel & Vice President of Risk and Compliance, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties, about the legal landscape two years after the Dobbs decision and the two decisions expected from the Supreme Court related to reproductive health. They discuss FDA v. AHM and the potential impacts on medication abortio...

Anthony J. Burba, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg, Henry C. Leventis, United States Attorney, Middle District of Tennessee, and Ted Lotchin, Chief Compliance Officer, UNC Health, discuss new and developing risks and opportunities amid the changing health care compliance landscape. They cover the DOJ’s main areas of focus, key compliance trends and priorities, challenges related to self-disclosure,...

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about the role of health care corporate boards in reviewing major transactions. They discuss key elements of corporate policies related to transactions, the board’s standard of conduct when reviewing transactions, how to handle transactions that are not con...

AHLA's monthly podcast featuring health lawyer and blogger Norm Tabler's informative and entertaining take on recent health law and other legal developments. 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 news from the major media outlets on this podcas...

Alaina Crislip, Member, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Claire Turcotte, Director Of Legal Services, Premier Health, and Chip Hutzler, Partner, HMS Valuation Partners, discuss successes and challenges regarding health system service line strategies, including reevaluating strategies on specific service lines, addressing service lines with extra capacity, embarking on joint ventures with other health care enti...

Douglas Mancino, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, and Ruth Madrigal, Principal, KPMG, discuss recent tax-related developments in the health care space. They cover 501(r) compliance, the 4960 excise tax on compensation in excess of $1 million, criticisms that have been levied against tax-exempt health care organizations, and Inflation Reduction Act tax credits related to clean energy investments. Dougla...

Joseph Miller, Co-Chair, Antitrust Practice, Mintz Levin, and Holden Brooks, Partner, McGuireWoods, discuss recent developments in the health care antitrust space. They cover the DOJ’s health care monopolies task force, private equity in health care, Hart-Scott-Rodino changes, the FTC’s final rule on non competes, state statutes, Indiana’s pre-transaction review law, and entrenchment in the health...

Christopher P. Kenny, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, and Christina A. Hughes, Counsel, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC, discuss some of the key issues related to provider-based status. They cover challenges related to the public awareness, notice of co-insurance, and distance requirements; and the difference between billing something as “provider-based” versus "under arrangement.&quo...