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
609 episodes
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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49:57
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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43:38
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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48:17
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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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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Health Care Data Breach Preparedness and Response Best Practices
Data breaches in the health care sector can carry immense legal, financial, and reputational consequences. Jon Moore, Chief Risk Officer and Head of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Christine Moundas, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP, ...
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In-House Counsel, External Counsel, and Consultants: Navigating Financial and Regulatory Pressures
Kate Taylor, Associate Principal, ECG Management Consultants, speaks with Katie Tarr, Shareholder, LBMC, Alaina Crislip, Member, Jackson Kelly PLLC, and Payal Shah, Senior Counsel, Vituity, about some of the financial and regulatory pressures (...
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Health Care Contracts: Strategies for Success
Kristin Riviello, Account Relationship Manager, CobbleStone, and Michael Donnelly, Sales Enablement Specialist, CobbleStone, discuss health care contract management and best practices for dealing with the challenges that occur in this area. The...
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Succeed or Struggle: How Health Care Joint Ventures Can Either Flourish or Flatline
Jerry Chang, Managing Director, BRG, speaks with Brynne Goncher, Vice President/Deputy General Counsel, Piedmont Healthcare, and Tom Hawk, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, about the factors that increase the likelihood of successful joint vent...
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44:38
Cybersecurity in the Crosshairs: Legal and Financial Risk in FDA-Regulated Medical Devices
The FDA has begun urging manufacturers to treat cybersecurity risk management as a material business concern. Hal Porter, Director of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Allyson Maur, Associate, McGuireWoods, about the implications of ...
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Career Journeys in Health Care Law Firms
Alé Dalton, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, speaks with Tenia L. Clayton, Associate, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, and Caroline K. Abbott, Associate, Greenberg Traurig LLP, about life as a health law associate a...
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Health Care Corporate Governance: The Important Role of the Finance Committee
Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about the role of the Board, and the Finance Committee in particular, of monitoring the financial aff...
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The Current Landscape of Vaccine Law and Regulation
Brian Dean Abramson, Adjunct Professor of Vaccine Law, Florida International University College of Law and University of Houston Law Center, speaks with Vanessa Burrows, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Dr. René Najera, Director...
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40:32
Refining the Legal Framework of the False Claims Act
Adrienne Frazior, Shareholder, Polsinelli, and Jody Rudman, Office Managing Partner, Husch Blackwell, discuss recent legal developments related to the False Claims Act (FCA) and how the FCA is changing. They cover significant cases (SuperVa...
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Reproductive Health Law Updates: Planned Parenthood, Mifepristone, Shield Laws, EMTALA, and More
Sheela Ranganathan, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Health, speaks with Kim Mutcherson, Professor, Rutgers Law School, and Diana Kasdan, Legal and Policy Director, UCLA Law Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy, abou...
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