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
619 episodes
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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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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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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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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Health Care Corporate Governance: NACD’s Report on the Board/Management Dynamic
Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, about the release of a new report by the National Association of Corporate Directors on “Building a...
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Evolving Expectations: Medicare Advantage Compliance for Plans and Providers
Kathy Roe, Managing Attorney, Health Law Consultancy, speaks with Annie Shieh and Judith Waltz, Partner, Foley & Lardner, about the impact of recent changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) compliance on plans and providers. They discuss what pla...
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Building and Sustaining an Effective Compliance Program in Today’s Health Care Environment
Compliance officers and privacy leaders are facing a rapidly changing health care landscape, including new state laws, evolving federal guidance, and heightened expectations for data breach preparedness. Melissa Andrews, Senior Manager of Consu...
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Cracking the Code: Unlocking the Power of the Value-Based Exceptions and Safe Harbors
Scott Strickland, Shareholder, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, Jim Carr, Co-Founder and Partner, InHealth Advisors, and Rachel Polzin, Assistant General Counsel, SSM Health, discuss the value-based enterprise (VBE) framework and the a...
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Advanced Practice Providers: Latest Trends and Developments
The growth of advanced practice providers (APPs) continues to transform the provider landscape. Joe Aguilar, Managing Partner, HMS Valuation Partners, Alaina Crislip, Member, Jackson Kelly PLLC, and Emily Grey, Partner, Breazeale Sachse & W...
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Managing Your Health Care Transaction Through Federal and State Antitrust Scrutiny
Bryan Perry, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Amanda Wait, Partner and Head of Antitrust, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, and Elizabeth Odette, Assistant Attorney General and Manager of the Antitrust Division, Office of the Minnesota...
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Navigating the Conflicting Interests of Digital Health Innovation and Business Advancement
Shalyn Watkins, Associate, Holland & Knight, and Selena Evans, Founder, Ara Governance Advisory, discuss how health care attorneys can advise clients who seek to implement, develop, or use digital health. They cover implementing policies an...
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Hot Collaboration Considerations: Health Care Joint Ventures in 2025 and Beyond
Jennifer Hutchens, Partner, Dechert LLP, and Tom Spellman, Associate General Counsel and Vice President, Fresenius Medical Care, discuss how health care joint ventures can provide considerable financial, legal, and operational flexibility and o...
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Regulators In the Waiting Room: What to Do When Health Care Investigations Begin
Miriam Swedlow, Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Ryan Belton, Senior Counsel, PeaceHealth, and Kris Deyerle, General Counsel, Confluence Health, explore the tools the government uses to initiate and conduct potential enforcement actions an...
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Compliance from the Cheap Seats: Lessons Learned from Recent Health Care Fraud Enforcement
Leah Voigt, Chief Compliance Officer, Corewell Health, and Anthony J. Burba, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg, discuss takeaways from recent health care fraud enforcement activity, recent compliance guidance from DOJ and OIG, and practical steps...
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Health Care Corporate Governance: Emerging Governance Topics Meriting Board Attention
Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, about several emerging governance concerns that are positioned for center-stage prominence on upcom...
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Know Your Audit! Operational Considerations for Every Kind of Audit
R. Ross Burris, Shareholder, Polsinelli, and Lindsey L. Lonergan, Senior Associate General Counsel, Wellspan Health, discuss current trends and developments related to audits and proactive strategies for dealing with audits. They cover issues r...
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Regulations vs. Recruitment: Crafting Compliant, Competitive Provider Offers
Kate Taylor, Associate Principal, ECG Management Consultants, speaks with Bruce Toppin, Chief Legal Officer, North Mississippi Health Services, about how to recruit providers in a very competitive market while following strict guidelines that a...
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Mental Health Care Is Health Care: Integrating Behavioral Health into Health Care Delivery Systems
Physical health providers, health systems, and hospitals often struggle with how to handle behavioral health issues as they arise. Anna Whites, Attorney, Anna Whites Law Office, and Matthew W. Wolfe, Shareholder, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell...
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The Current Landscape of Health Care Antitrust Enforcement
Herb Allen, Partner, Honigman LLP, speaks with Jeff Oliver, Partner, Baker Botts LLP, about some of the recent developments related to health care antitrust enforcement. They discuss the current team of antitrust enforcers in the Trump Administ...
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Risky Business: The Most Challenging Workforce Issues Facing Health Care Employers Today
The employment law landscape is evolving rapidly, especially for health care employers. Timothy A. Hilton, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP, and Gary McLaughlin, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, discuss the areas of greatest concern fo...
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52:35
Gender Affirming Care Updates: Skrmetti, Federal Actions, State Developments, and Provider Responses
Adam Laughton, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP, speaks with Jennifer Nelson Carney, Member, Epstein Becker & Green PC, about the current landscape of gender affirming care. They discuss the Supreme Court’s June 2025 decision in Skrme...
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Beyond Privacy Implications: Data Breaches in Clinical Trials
As clinical research becomes increasingly digital, the legal and compliance landscape is shifting. Hal Porter, Director of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Dianne Bourque, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, about the legal, regulato...
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How Will the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Transform Medicaid?
Passed by Congress with razor thin margins, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) marks the largest Medicaid cut in U.S. history, slashing more than $900 billion over the next ten years, with the CBO estimating more than ten million people los...
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Health Care Corporate Governance: The Fiduciary Duty of Candor
Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, about a little-known element of fiduciary responsibility that could potentially have an outsized im...
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"Icing on the Cake": A Health Law Career Is a Journey
No two health law careers are the same; some follow a more traditional path, while others are more non-linear. Lisa Diehl Vandecaveye, Of Counsel, Epstein Becker Green, and Priya Bathija, Founder & CEO, Nyoo Health, discuss their unique hea...
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