AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

When patient data becomes the raw material for AI, who actually governs it and for whose benefit? Mir Masud-Elias, Counsel, Arnold & Porter, and Mala Sahai, Senior Director, Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs, Gladstone Institutes, discuss the shift from data sharing as an administrative function to data licensing as a regulated risk transfer. They cover the multiple regulatory regimes (from state to federal to international); data types and classification risks; ownership, control, and governance; the three HIPAA pathways; core contract architecture; AI clauses, bias, validation, audit, and lifecycle risk; federated learning; patent versus trade secret strategy; and direct versus indirect monetization. Mir authored a Health Law Weekly article on this topic.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkKVzg0VPJMRead Mir’s Health Law Weekly article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/health-law-weekly/2026/april/3/who-owns-the-pulse-what-health-system-lawyers-need Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Jennifer Hutchens, Partner, Dechert LLP, and Thomas Spellman, Associate General Counsel & Vice President, Fresenius Medical Care, discuss the role that joint ventures are currently playing in the health care industry and what to expect when engaging in a joint venture. They cover why joint ventures are so popular right now and issues related to the corporate practice of medicine, the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute, antitrust, financial provisions and reporting rights, and restrictive covenants. They also share some hot spots they have seen in their own practices. Jennifer and Thomas spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2026 Health Care Transactions conference in Nashville, TN.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXSAG3bWKVcLearn more about AHLA’s 2026 Health Care Transactions conference: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/healthcaretransactionsLearn more about AHLA’s 2026 Health Care Transactions eProgram: https://educate.americanhealthlaw.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1779 Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Claire O’Brien, Partner, Brooks Pierce, and Terri Harris, Partner, Fox Rothschild, discuss key considerations and practical insights for health care providers responding to subpoenas and other legal demands. They cover why it may be risky for a health care provider to simply comply with a subpoena or other legal demand; factors that affect a provider response; and issues related to HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, state law requirements, patient-initiated litigation, and enforcement. Claire authored a Health Law Weekly article on this topic.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82myAlUXge4Read’s Claire’s Health Law Weekly article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/health-law-weekly/article/c7831188-db74-4192-bdeb-88e9192a9715/What-Health-Care-Providers-Should-Know-When-Respon Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Rob Gerberry, Adjunct Faculty, University of Notre Dame, speaks with Michael Peregrine about one of the “nuts and bolts” elements of corporate governance—the structure, organization, and operation of board committees. They discuss why this is the perfect time to address committee practice issues; how to create actionable items related to committee practices; considerations related to committee structure, subject matter coverage, charter, and authority; how effective committee practice supports the board’s ability to rely on the work of the committee; and the importance of independent committee members.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps4vHkVYry0Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

HHS has been implementing rulemaking related to information blocking since the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act a decade ago, and providers have taken note. Dennis Sapien-Pangindian, Founding Attorney, DSP Advocates PC, and Ammon Fillmore, Associate Chief Legal Officer for Information & Technology, AdventHealth, discuss what information blocking is and why it has become a real enforcement issue, the legal framework and compliance risks, the status of OIG enforcement, provider implementation and operational considerations, and compliance readiness. Dennis wrote an AHLA Briefing on this topic. From AHLA’s Fraud and Abuse Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VncxN4TXIgIRead Dennis’ Briefing: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/publications/briefings/4e306a62-dd7b-449d-b143-b64a163a9c5d/Information-Blocking-Enforcement-on-the-Horizon-Co Learn more about AHLA’s Fraud and Abuse Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/fraud-and-abuse Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Catherine Kirkland, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, and Baxter Morgan, Senior Counsel, Husch Blackwell LLP, discuss the landscape of Medicaid financing a year after the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now known as the Working Families Tax Cut Act. They cover provider taxes and impending cuts, the hold harmless rule and litigation involving Florida and Texas, and potential alternative sources of Medicaid financing. Catherine and Baxter spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2026 Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues in Baltimore, MD. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbYL51fGuPQLearn more about AHLA’s 2026 Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/medicaremedicaidLearn more about AHLA’s 2026 Medicare and Medicaid eProgram: https://educate.americanhealthlaw.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1759 Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Two common types of chronic care management and monitoring are chronic condition management (CCM) and remote patient monitoring (RPM). Rachel V. Rose, Rachel V. Rose—Attorney at Law PLLC, and Pam D’Apuzzo, Managing Director, VMG Health, discuss the regulatory landscape related to CCM and RPM. They cover issues related to compliance, coding, fraud and abuse, and the Chartspan False Claims Act case. Rachel and Pam wrote an article for Health Law Weekly about this topic.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR63yMTZC5MRead Rachel and Pam’s Health Law Weekly article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/health-law-weekly/article/03139198-a7c2-4f3b-9ccd-6b5ac9965292/Navigating-the-CCM-and-RPM-LandscapeEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Jon Joseph, Partner, Christian & Barton, and Taryn Stone, Partner, Ice Miller, discuss recent developments in the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) and the effect on health care transactions. They cover different state approaches to CPOM, how the current CPOM landscape has affected diligence considerations and other factors related to health care transactions, how artificial intelligence may impact CPOM laws, issues related to deal valuations, and compliance strategies. Jon and Taryn spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2026 Health Care Transactions conference in Nashville, TN.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcw9G1qBrbULearn more about AHLA’s 2026 Health Care Transactions conference: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/healthcaretransactionsLearn more about AHLA’s 2026 Health Care Transactions eProgram: https://educate.americanhealthlaw.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1779 Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

One year after the passage of the Working Families Tax Cut Act (formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), states and providers are continuing to grapple with the biggest changes to Medicaid in a generation. Harsh P. Parikh, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, Lloyd A. Bookman, Founding Partner, Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC, and Anne Winter, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, discuss CMS’ June 1 interim final rule related to work requirements, the multi-state lawsuit challenging that rule (Massachusetts v. Oz), new eligibility and coverage requirements, CMS’ May 22 state-directed payment proposed rule, the current status of the Rural Health Transformation Program, and how states are responding to Medicaid cuts.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYIU0YqseHYWatch Harsh, Lloyd, and Anne's episode from December 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vIviLRddzI Watch Harsh, Lloyd, and Anne's episode from September 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDYg4KZwL0M Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Bankruptcy can change the balance of power in a dispute with Medicare and Medicaid in a significant way. Augie Curtis, Counsel, Offit Kurman, and Samuel Maizel, Partner, Dentons, discuss key restructuring issues related to distressed Medicare and Medicaid providers. They cover issues related to jurisdiction, Medicare and Medicaid provider agreements during bankruptcy, offset and recoupment, and suspension of Medicare and Medicaid payments. Augie and Samuel spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2026 Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues in Baltimore, MD. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyuAlhcZPFQLearn more about AHLA’s 2026 Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/medicaremedicaidLearn more about AHLA’s 2026 Medicare and Medicaid eProgram: https://educate.americanhealthlaw.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1759 Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Harriet Wall, President and CEO, LW Consulting, Inc., speaks with Rachel Hold-Weiss, Partner, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP, about the ins and outs of Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) audits and corporate integrity agreements (CIAs). They discuss how UPICs decide who to audit, what a UPIC audit appeal process is like, what providers should do within 48 hours of receiving an initial letter from a UPIC, advice for attorneys making an appeal at the administrative law judge level, and how providers can prevent UPIC audits. They also discuss how providers should respond to a CIA, how CIAs have changed over time, and how providers can avoid a CIA. Sponsored by LW Consulting.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHdKopHJpfgLearn more about LW Consulting: https://lw-consult.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Rob Gerberry, Adjunct Faculty, University of Notre Dame, speaks with Michael Peregrine about challenges related to defining the role of the Board Chair. They use the controversy around the recently fired chairman of BP as a case study, discussing key takeaways for health care industry leadership and how to implement an appropriate governance construct around the role of Board Chair.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSG6gou6FokEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Greg Doggett, Counsel, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC, and Felicity Homsted, CEO, FQHC 340B Compliance, discuss the current legal and regulatory landscape of the 340B program. They cover the intersection of 340B with the Inflation Reduction Act, concerns about the Rebate Model, pharmaceutical manufacturer restrictions and data requirements for covered entities, AbbVie’s patient definition lawsuit, state reporting requirements, and potential Congressional action.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsnP7hLbvekEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Neal Shah, Shareholder, Polsinelli, speaks with Scott Strickland, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, about what the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has been doing in the health care space. They discuss examples of some of the more prominent CMMI models, the distinction between CMMI models and traditional CMS models, health care industry responses to CMMI models, what the next generation of CMMI models looks like, and the different approaches that CMMI has taken regarding provider payment obligations. Scott co-authored an article for Health Law Connections on this topic. From AHLA’s Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQysibh0rhYRead Scott’s Health Law Connections article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/34b68117-81e2-4c7f-9258-245198a69107/CMMI-and-the-Next-Generation-of-Alternative-Paymen Learn more about AHLA’s Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/regulation-accreditation-and-payment Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Tyler Dysart, Associate, King & Spalding LLP, speaks with Kennedy Bunch, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Health & Lyman PC, Mitchell Surface, Associate, Maynard Nexsen PC, and Parker Zopp, Associate, Jackson Kelly PLLC, about how to survive and thrive at small and regional law firms. They discuss how their pre-law school experiences influenced their decision to pursue careers in health law, how they acquired the skills needed for their specific practices, and how litigation and regulatory/transactional practices differ. They also share how new associates can effectively manage new projects and expectations from senior colleagues, strategies around billable hours, and the biggest perks of working for a small/regional law firm. From AHLA’s Early Career Professionals Council.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fELGfQ2lDQIWatch previous episodes of the “How to Survive…” series:Large Law Firms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sUU7vYUG4M Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Melissa Soliz, Partner, Coppersmith Brockelman PLC, speaks with Brendan Keeler, Interoperability Practice Lead, HTD Health, and Amy Bagge-Smith, General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Affairs, Arcadia, about the cases that are currently shaping interoperability law and how the health care industry is responding. They discuss which legal theories are gaining traction and which ones are appearing more fragile, impacts on national frameworks and CMS’ Aligned Networks initiative, and how tech innovators and health care providers can navigate this complex environment. Melissa, Brendan, and Amy spoke about this topic on a recent AHLA webinar. From AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtCQbMudXmULearn more about the AHLA webinar that Melissa, Brendan, and Amy spoke on: https://educate.americanhealthlaw.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1772 Learn more about AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/health-information-and-technology Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

In honor of Father’s Day, Alé Dalton, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, speaks with Dougie Barnard, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Health & Lyman PC, and Travis Lloyd, Member, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, about how fatherhood has shaped their health law career journeys. They discuss how fatherhood changed their perspective on what a successful career means, the importance of parental leave and how organizations can support working parents, building a meaningful career while maintaining a full family life, and what they hope their children remember the most about them when they are grown. From AHLA’s Early Career Professionals Council.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApkMiK79kFYWatch the Mother's Day episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCr24wQkktwEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Rachel Ludwig, Partner, DLA Piper, speaks with John Saran, Partner, Holland & Knight, Regan Parker, CEO, Association for Responsible Healthcare Investment, and Robbie Allen, CEO, U.S. Heart & Vascular, about the latest legal and regulatory developments related to corporate ownership of health care providers. They discuss the recent evolution of these laws and regulations at the state level, recurring trends, unintended consequences, and what the industry is doing to build trust and help shape the legal and regulatory landscape. From AHLA’s Business Law and Governance Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9LWJzUczjkLearn more about AHLA’s Business Law and Governance Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/business-law-and-governance Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Randy Fearnow speaks with Jaya White, Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP, about the regulatory landscape surrounding the growing home infusion industry. They discuss issues related to the Medicare HIT benefit; home infusion-specific state licensure requirements; ambulatory infusion suites, IV hydration clinics, and med spas; Indiana’s recent requirement that their Medicaid home care providers must also be certified for Medicare; and the regulatory definition of “homebound.” Jaya co-wrote an article for Health Law Connections about this topic. From AHLA’s Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rd5xivY2YkRead Jaya’s Health Law Connections article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/488ffc74-684d-4c97-882c-eae034db75fa/Navigating-Regulatory-Pitfalls-at-the-Nexus-BetweeLearn more about AHLA’s Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/post-acute-and-long-term-servicesEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Jamie Ostroff, Chief Legal Officer, California Medical Association, speaks with Kinda Serafi, Partner, Manatt Health, and Jarrod McNaughton, Chief Executive Officer, Inland Empire Health Plan, about the role Medicaid managed care plans are playing in supporting new Medicaid program requirements under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. They focus on work reporting requirements; renewals and redeterminations; tracking cost-sharing; and provider oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse. Kinda co-wrote an article for Health Law Weekly about this topic. From AHLA’s Payers, Plans, and Managed Care Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=habDieBPK9ERead Kinda’s Health Law Weekly article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/health-law-weekly/article/fdc58e80-1f6e-4b0b-9321-22fc6fca8764/Managed-Care-Plans-as-Critical-Partners-in-Impleme Learn more about AHLA’s Payers, Plans, and Managed Care Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/payers-plans-and-managed-care Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

John Saran, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, and Michael Yalon, National Director, Physician & Provider Recruiting, U.S. Navy, share their social media journeys and how they have used LinkedIn and other platforms to create their own unique online presence, grow their professional profile, and gain followers. They discuss how they got started and grew into their “voice,” the types of content they post and how they make content decisions, strategies for boosting engagement, and the unique value that LinkedIn provides.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOjd__vq_q0Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Rob Gerberry speaks with Michael Peregrine about the major corporate governance trends that have popped up in the last six months. They discuss issues related to volatility, corporate responsibility, director and executive succession, competency-based models of board recruitment, information flow and micromanagement, health care fraud and enforcement, and hospital tax-exempt status.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmQXxjI7qooEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Drew Hoffman, Partner, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting, speaks with Darren Skyles, Partner, Nelson Mullins, and Adam Tarosky, Partner, Nixon Peabody, about how health care organizations can best position themselves given regulatory agencies’ plans to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in their enforcement efforts. They discuss how regulatory agencies are using AI in practice, what this means for health care organizations, and concrete steps organizations can take to make their compliance programs AI ready. Sponsored by Pinnacle.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bnF50mLDSkLearn more about Pinnacle: https://askphc.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

John Howlett, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Clearwater, speaks with Iliana Peters, Shareholder, Polsinelli, about the state of HIPAA Security Rule enforcement in 2026, including the pending Security Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, OCR’s continued enforcement activity, and what health care organizations should be doing now while the regulatory picture remains unsettled. Sponsored by Clearwater.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLJbNH1V7-ILearn more about Clearwater: https://clearwatersecurity.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Asha Scielzo, Director, Health Law and Policy Program, American University Washington College of Law, speaks with Radha Savitala, President and Chairman of Tenor Health Foundation, about her work helping hospitals and health systems facing significant pressures and ensuring the viability of community hospitals across the nation. They discuss the mission of Tenor Health Foundation and Tenor's recent acquisitions; Tenor's process for identifying, acquiring, and operating financially distressed hospitals to preserve critical medical services in underserved areas; and the community impact of Tenor's work. Radha also shares her views on artificial intelligence, telehealth, Medicaid, maternal health, and behavioral health. Sponsored by American University Washington College of Law.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH8ZZw40Z-kLearn more about American University Washington College of Law: https://www.american.edu/wcl Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Health information exchanges (HIEs) play a vital role in enabling providers and care coordinators to share information in support of patient care. But as telehealth and digital health models expand across state lines, organizations must navigate a patchwork of state laws, consent requirements, and interoperability challenges that often create significant friction in data sharing. Hal Porter, Director of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Sarah Chasson, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Privacy Officer, Particle Health, and Jennifer Geetter, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, about how evolving federal frameworks, state-level variation, and practical implementation challenges are shaping the future of HIE participation for digital health organizations. Sponsored by Clearwater.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtX907OHD84Learn more about Clearwater: https://clearwatersecurity.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Jackie Papish, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, speaks with Brandon Helms, Shareholder, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, about issues that arise during delays in Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations under the False Claims Act (FCA). They discuss potential reasons for these delays and what they mean for providers in terms of time and cost; how a 2023 case from the Fifth Circuit, United States ex rel. Aldridge v. Corporate Management, Inc., illustrated excessive DOJ delays; whether Congress intended for these kinds of delays when it passed the modern FCA; and possible ways to improve the system. Brandon recently co-authored an article in Health Law Connections magazine about this topic. From AHLA’s Hospitals and Health Systems and Fraud and Abuse Practice Groups.Watch this conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuEj2w0wlTsRead the Health Law Connections article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/e157919b-1308-48af-b1a0-d41f1dba2f66/Behind-the-Seal-Why-DOJ-Investigations-Drag-On-and Learn more about AHLA’s Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/hospitals-and-health-systemsLearn more about AHLA’s Fraud and Abuse Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/fraud-and-abuseEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

As health systems increasingly adopt artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools across clinical, operational, and administrative functions, legal and compliance teams are being asked to navigate new and complex questions around contracting, risk allocation, data use, and regulatory uncertainty. Zach Stephens, Senior Consultant, Clearwater, speaks with Carolyn Metnick, Partner, Sheppard, and Lauren Edelman Willens, Senior Counsel, Henry Ford Health, about why AI contracting is different, how organizations are responding, where vendors are pushing back, top “must ask” due diligence questions for AI vendors, the biggest pressure points around data rights and use, issues related to risk and liability, contracting strategies that are proving especially valuable, and common mistakes. Sponsored by Clearwater.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DplWjIIduILearn more about Clearwater: https://clearwatersecurity.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

In honor of Mother’s Day, Alé Dalton, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, speaks with Rachel Byrd, Partner, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, Kerri Zelensek, Associate General Counsel, Regent Surgical, and Katie Tarr, Shareholder, LBMC, about how motherhood has shaped their health law career journeys. They discuss navigating motherhood while building a successful and meaningful career, how to have full lives inside and outside the office, what they would tell their younger selves, and what they hope their children remember the most about them when they are grown. From AHLA’s Early Career Professionals Council.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCr24wQkktwWatch the Father's Day episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApkMiK79kFYEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine about how to effectively separate a problematic or disruptive director from board service. They discuss common traits of problematic directors, issues with the power of removal and “for cause” requirements, options available to the board apart from removal, ensuring board understanding of expectations for director conduct, and the concepts of “offboarding” and “fitness to serve.”Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UncbhNabZ20Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Joe Wolfe, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, speaks with Charles Oppenheim, Partner, Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC, about the current landscape surrounding the Physician Self-Referral Law, also known as the Stark Law. They discuss why the Stark Law is so complex and the kinds of issues that attorneys face in this area, how CMS has introduced more flexibility under Stark and ways that health care organizations can incorporate these new flexibilities into their contracting policies, best practices for analyzing arrangements that may overlap with other areas of the law, CMS’ efforts to clarify the “Big 3,” and issues related to value-based exceptions. Charles is the co-author of AHLA’s The Stark Law: Comprehensive Analysis and Practical Guide, Eighth Edition. From AHLA's Fraud and Abuse and Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Groups.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O2jbkASdfYLearn more about The Stark Law: Comprehensive Analysis and Practical Guide, Eighth Edition: https://store.lexisnexis.com/ahla/products/ahla-the-stark-law-comprehensive-analysis-and-practical-guide-ahla-members-grpussku59066.html Learn more about AHLA’s Fraud and Abuse Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/fraud-and-abuse Learn more about AHLA’s Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/hospitals-and-health-systems Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Andrew Mahler, Vice President of Privacy and Compliance Services, Clearwater, speaks with David Peloquin, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP, about the emergence of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) in the health care industry and the accompanying legal and regulatory challenges. They discuss how agentic AI differs from earlier forms of AI, why this difference is legally meaningful in health care, some of the significant use cases that are being observed, the state legal and regulatory landscape, issues related to federal preemption and what a durable “patchwork” might look like, enforcement risks and how health care organizations should respond, and the core elements of an effective AI governance framework that can adapt to the changing legal and regulatory environment. David recently co-authored an article in Health Law Weekly about this topic. Sponsored by Clearwater.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Tmqe86Pd8Read David’s article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/health-law-weekly/article/972e61f2-05a0-487d-987e-38c8b40b4dde/Paging-Dr-Algorithm-Navigating-the-Regulatory-Land Learn more about Clearwater: https://clearwatersecurity.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Rob Yates, Managing Consultant, BRG, speaks with Emily Palmer, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, Hassan Shaikh, Associate, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC, and Tyler Dysart, Associate, King & Spalding LLP, about how to survive and thrive at large law firms. They discuss what drew them to health law and the large law firm setting, the pros and cons of life at a large law firm, what a typical day is like and workload volume, and the skillsets that are crucial to success. They also delve into how junior attorneys can navigate the complex hierarchical teams that are prevalent at large law firms, the challenges that new attorneys face in this setting and how they can approach delegating, how to develop subject matter expertise and grow a network, how billable hour expectations impact development and well‑being, and what they wish they had known during their first year. From AHLA’s Early Career Professionals Council.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sUU7vYUG4MEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule provides insight into how the current administration is thinking about value-based reimbursement. Adam Laughton, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP, speaks with Alex Kirkland, Senior Vice President, Coker Group, about the trajectory of value-based reimbursement and what is happening in traditional Medicare under the 2026 MPFS. They discuss issues related to alternative payment models (APMs) and conversion factors, steps that providers need to take to qualify as an APM (including investments in electronic health records and an analysis of costs versus benefits), and compliance considerations. Alex recently co-authored an article in Health Law Connections magazine about this topic. From AHLA’s Physician Organizations Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-ZCaG-clNIRead the Health Law Connections article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/6e583147-a398-42ab-85c6-293440c564da/Review-of-the-Challenges-and-Requirements-of-BecomLearn more about AHLA’s Physician Organizations Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/physician-organizations Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

CMS’ Health Technology Ecosystem Initiative (HTE) is an ambitious effort announced by the White House and CMS to modernize the nation’s digital health infrastructure and expand data sharing beyond traditional clinical settings into the broader health and wellness ecosystem. At the center of this initiative is the CMS Interoperability Framework, which builds on prior federal interoperability efforts and emphasizes standardized data exchange, defined participant roles, secure and privacy-respecting data sharing, and patient-centric access. Ann Tiffany, Compliance Consultant, Clearwater, speaks with Melissa Soliz, Partner, Coppersmith Brockelman, and David Lee, Principal, Leavitt Partners, about what the HTE means for privacy, data governance, stakeholder obligations, enforcement, and liability risk. An AHLA Bulletin was published that explores this topic. From AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group. Sponsored by Clearwater.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo336Nt9Tg4Read the AHLA Bulletin: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/publications/bulletins/02d2b6d5-7394-4598-be58-aeead87c363f/Legal-Perspectives-for-Health-Care-Attorneys-on-th Learn more about AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/health-information-and-technologyLearn more about Clearwater: https://clearwatersecurity.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Governmental investigations can strike anxiety into any health care organization. Richard Merino, Managing Director, BRG, speaks with Leia Olsen, Lead System Compliance & Investigations Counsel, Ascension, Jonathan Porter, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP, and William Brady, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, about how health care organizations can strategically respond to governmental inquiries. They discuss the different types of investigative demands, how governmental investigations usually start, the first 48 hours and why organizations should conduct “parallel investigations,” why collaboration with the government usually makes sense, and when to approach the question of a settlement. Leia, Jonathan, and William spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2025 Fraud and Compliance Forum in Baltimore, MD. Sponsored by BRG.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STRn0GWUX1oLearn more about BRG: https://www.thinkbrg.com/Learn more about AHLA’s 2025 Fraud and Compliance Forum: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/fraud-and-compliance-forumLearn more about AHLA’s 2025 Fraud and Compliance Forum eProgram: https://educate.americanhealthlaw.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1672 Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Per recent Illinois legislation, Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) in the state are now required by law to become licensed, and by January 1, 2027, owners of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) businesses must also become licensed. Meanwhile, two bills have been proposed in the Illinois Legislature this year that removes the requirement that owners of ABA businesses be licensed and contemplates BCBAs owning professional entities. John Saran, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, speaks with Karem Alnatafgi, Founder and CEO, Peak Behavioral Services, Inc., and Veronica Glickman, Founder and CEO, Autism Behavioral and Educational Services, Inc., about the impact of these new licensure requirements and how the industry is adjusting.Watch this conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GhihdKX0_EEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine about how health care corporate governance may be impacted by the rapid acceleration in artificial intelligence (AI) sophistication and utilization, and the implications for its future development. They discuss how the board should approach its fiduciary responsibilities and interact with senior executive leadership in the face of this rapid AI acceleration.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FykGUMuYcQEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Alé Dalton, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, speaks with Kelly S. Street, Shareholder, Egerton McAfee Armistead & Davis PC, about his unique journey from farm boy to soldier to lawyer. They discuss Street’s experiences as a first-generation college student growing up on his grandparents’ Tennessee farm, what he learned serving in the U.S. Army, transitioning to law school as a veteran, what specifically drew him to health law and what his practice looks like, and why it is important for attorneys to find a “champion” or be one. They also discuss Street’s role in Backcountry Unit Search & Rescue, an all-volunteer team that supports search and rescue efforts at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. From AHLA’s Early Career Professionals Council.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSEpS0rnjRIEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is gaining attention. Although CMMC originated within the Department of Defense, its reach is expanding into the health care ecosystem, often in ways that health care organizations don’t fully anticipate. Dave Bailey, Vice President of Consulting Solutions & Strategy, Clearwater, speaks with Jenifer McIntosh, Of Counsel, Stinson LLP, about when CMMC applies, how it differs from familiar health care compliance frameworks, and why third-party and supply chain risk are central to CMMC readiness. They also explore where health care organizations may be underestimating their CMMC exposure and what practical steps they can take to prepare. Sponsored by Clearwater.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uiJ0SGhtXkLearn more about Clearwater: https://clearwatersecurity.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

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 tenth episode, Jennifer Smith, Partner, Wright Lindsey & Jennings LLP, speaks with David O’Neal, Partner, Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP, about the current landscape of federal civil rights enforcement in health care. They discuss DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, the government’s use of the False Claims Act to enforce civil rights laws, investigations of large educational institutions, and enforcement related to conscience and religious freedom protections. From AHLA’s Health Care Liability and Litigation Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRt4rt2wIecRead AHLA's Top Ten 2026 article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a879dda5-35f9-46fb-ad45-1b0799343d74/Health-Law-Forecast-2026Access all episodes in AHLA's Top Ten 2026 podcast series: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/speaking-of-health-law-podcasts/top-ten-issues-in-health-law-podcast-seriesLearn more about AHLA’s Health Care Liability and Litigation Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/health-care-liability-and-litigation Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Kyle Faget, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP, and Devin Cohen, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP, discuss the current legal and regulatory landscape of clinical trials. They cover issues related to changes to the FDA’s regulatory process, research funding, research misconduct, regulation of wellness products and clinical decision support software, and telehealth and decentralization.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wz6HgjJTeQEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

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 ninth episode, Kathy Roe, Managing Attorney, Health Law Consultancy, speaks with Judy Waltz, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP, about the current areas of uncertainty surrounding Medicare Advantage (MA). They discuss why some MA Organizations (MAOs) are withdrawing plans, Humana v. Becerra and the potential impact on Risk Adjustment Data Validation audit processes and calculation of overpayment recoveries for MAOs, potential MAO network provider exposure under the False Claims Act, and what potential changes to MA might be on the horizon. From AHLA’s Payers, Plans, and Managed Care and Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Groups.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az0cUVAjnFIRead AHLA's Top Ten 2026 article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a879dda5-35f9-46fb-ad45-1b0799343d74/Health-Law-Forecast-2026Access all episodes in AHLA's Top Ten 2026 podcast series: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/speaking-of-health-law-podcasts/top-ten-issues-in-health-law-podcast-seriesLearn more about AHLA’s Payers, Plans, and Managed Care Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/payers-plans-and-managed-care Learn more about AHLA’s Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/regulation-accreditation-and-payment Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Don Crawford, Partner, HMS Valuation Partners, speaks with Lisa Re, Partner, Arnold & Porter, Danielle Tangorre, Partner, Robinson & Cole, and Elizabeth Sullivan, Member, McDonald Hopkins, about the arrangements that pathology groups rely on—hospital professional service agreements, TC/PC structures, and transactions—and why these arrangements are getting so much attention from regulators. They discuss where the pressure points are, what DOJ and OIG are zeroing in on, and how counsel can navigate these arrangements without stepping into avoidable risk. Sponsored by HMS Valuation Partners.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suuj5sMw-JwLearn more about HMS Valuation Partners: https://hmsvalue.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

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 eighth episode, Sheela Ranganathan, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Health, speaks with Jody Joiner, Member, Weaver Johnston & Nelson PLLC, and Amanda Smith, Counsel, K&L Gates LLP, about the latest trends and developments in reproductive health care. They discuss EMTALA, shield laws, medication abortion, and emerging ethical and legal challenges.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnV7bUfTp4URead AHLA's Top Ten 2026 article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a879dda5-35f9-46fb-ad45-1b0799343d74/Health-Law-Forecast-2026Access all episodes in AHLA's Top Ten 2026 podcast series: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/speaking-of-health-law-podcasts/top-ten-issues-in-health-law-podcast-seriesEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Health care provider compensation has always been a complex and evolving issue, but in today’s regulatory and economic environment, the stakes are even higher. Liz Neiberg, Director, Stout, and Alex Olesen, Associate, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, discuss what’s hot right now in provider compensation, including medical directorship arrangements and hospital-based arrangements (with a focus on radiology and anesthesiology). They also highlight some key enforcement trends. Sponsored by Stout.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRr51fgGV5wLearn more about Stout: https://www.stout.com/en/Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

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 seventh episode, Zi Peng, Managing Director, StoneTurn, speaks with Leslie Overton, Partner, Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, about how health care organizations can navigate the current antitrust regulatory environment. They discuss how organizations are weighing the costs and benefits of mergers, the impact of the government’s current approach to settlements and remedies, antitrust traps related to information technology and labor, and DOJ’s new whistleblower program. Sponsored by StoneTurn.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnMk8CPn_W0Read AHLA's Top Ten 2026 article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a879dda5-35f9-46fb-ad45-1b0799343d74/Health-Law-Forecast-2026Access all episodes in AHLA's Top Ten 2026 podcast series: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/speaking-of-health-law-podcasts/top-ten-issues-in-health-law-podcast-seriesLearn more about StoneTurn: https://stoneturn.com/ Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine about recent Delaware case law on issues related to director conduct, illustrating the nexus between recognized case law and corporate governance standards. They discuss a few recent decisions from the Delaware courts and their implications for corporate governance.Watch this conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpjSe66ARaYEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

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 sixth episode, Mary R. Kohler, Founder & Principal, Kohler Health Law PC, speaks with Kristie C. Gurley, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP, about the targeted reform and broad shifts that U.S. drug pricing is currently undergoing. They discuss issues related to Inflation Reduction Act implementation, litigation, the Trump Administration’s approach to drug pricing, pharmacy benefit managers, and 340B. From AHLA’s Life Sciences Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIdgAUQA7toRead AHLA's Top Ten 2026 article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a879dda5-35f9-46fb-ad45-1b0799343d74/Health-Law-Forecast-2026Access all episodes in AHLA's Top Ten 2026 podcast series: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/speaking-of-health-law-podcasts/top-ten-issues-in-health-law-podcast-seriesLearn more about AHLA’s Life Sciences Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/life-sciencesEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

Rudd Kierstead, Director, VMG Health, speaks with Carrie Amezcua, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, and Joseph Keillor, Of Counsel, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell and Berkowitz PC, about the unique legal and regulatory issues that academic medical centers and community hospitals face when engaging in affiliations, with a focus on issues related to antitrust and fraud and abuse. Rudd, Carrie, and Joseph recently authored an article in Health Law Connections magazine about this topic. From AHLA’s Academic Medical Centers and Teaching Hospitals Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BqsxqI0mMwRead the Health Law Connections article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/8d730da7-5a36-41c7-b78e-cfa0ff23367e/Key-Legal-Issues-in-Academic-Medical-Center-and-CoLearn more about AHLA’s Academic Medical Centers and Teaching Hospitals Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/academic-medical-centers-and-teaching-hospitals Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA'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 podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.