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The American Health Law Association (AHLA) is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization devoted to legal issues in the health care field with nearly 14,000 members. As part of its educational mission, AHLA's Speaking of Health Law podcasts offer thoughtful analysis and insightful commentary on the legal and policy issues affecting the health care system. AHLA is committed to ensuring equitable access to our educational content. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards. If you experience accessibility issues, please contact accessibility@americanhealthlaw.org.

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The American Health Law Association (AHLA) is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization devoted to legal issues in the health care field with nearly 14,000 members. As part of its educational mission, AHLA's Speaking of Health Law podcasts offer thoughtful analysis and insightful commentary on the legal and policy issues affecting the health care system. AHLA is committed to ensuring equitable access to our educational content. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards. If you experience accessibility issues, please contact accessibility@americanhealthlaw.org.

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Interpreting OCR’s Risk Analysis Enforcement Initiative and How the Regulatory Environment Is Evolving

1/21/2025
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has made risk analysis a top priority in its enforcement of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance. Dawn Morgenstern, Senior Director of Consulting Services and Chief Privacy Officer, Clearwater, speaks with Betsy Hodge, Partner, Akerman LLP, about OCR’s risk analysis enforcement initiative. They discuss what’s driving the initiative, key enforcement actions, and steps health care organizations can take to ensure they meet regulatory requirements regarding risk analysis. From AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group. Sponsored by Clearwater. AHLA's Health Law Daily Podcast Is Here! AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Duration:00:46:42

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2024's Biggest Health Care Antitrust Developments and What to Expect in 2025

1/17/2025
In the seventh installment of their popular annual series, John D. Carroll, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, and Alexis J. Gilman, Partner, Crowell and Moring LLP, discuss 2024's biggest antitrust developments and what attorneys should expect in 2025. AHLA's Health Law Daily Podcast Is Here! AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Duration:00:53:23

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Assessing Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Risk in Health Care Transactions

1/14/2025
Andrew Mahler, Vice President of Privacy and Compliance Services, Clearwater, speaks with Jordan Cohen, Partner, Akerman LLP, about managing cybersecurity and data privacy risk during the due diligence process for health care transactions. They discuss the five key indicators of a mature cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance program, whether due diligence differs based on health care sector, how entities involved on both sides of a transaction can mitigate risk and build confidence during the due diligence process, the role of state law, and the impact of artificial intelligence. Sponsored by Clearwater. AHLA's Health Law Daily Podcast Is Here! AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Duration:00:43:55

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Health Care Fraud and Abuse Trends From 2024 and What to Expect in 2025

1/10/2025
Joe Wolfe, Attorney, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, speaks with Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld, Partner, Jones Day, about some of the key health care fraud and abuse trends from 2024 and what to expect in 2025. Laura is the author of the 2024 Cumulative Supplement to the Fifth Edition of AHLA’s Legal Issues in Health Care Fraud and Abuse. From AHLA's Fraud and Abuse Practice Group. Watch the conversation here. AHLA's Health Law Daily Podcast Is Here! AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Duration:00:40:27

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Corporate Practice of Medicine: Latest Trends and Developments

1/7/2025
Glenn Prives, Partner, Epstein Becker & Green, Jessica Belle, Associate General Counsel, Elevance Health, and Kristen McDermott Woodrum, Partner, McGuireWoods, discuss the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) doctrine and why it is so important to the health care industry. They cover the history and basis of the CPOM doctrine, how CPOM is applied in the health care industry, common exceptions to CPOM, consequences of not adhering to the principles of CPOM, issues related to private equity and telehealth, and practical tips. Glenn, Jessica, and Kristen are editors of the bestselling AHLA Corporate Practice of Medicine: A 50 State Survey, Third Edition. Watch the conversation here. AHLA's Health Law Daily Podcast Is Here! AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Duration:00:45:18

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Key Health Law Developments From 2024 and What to Expect in 2025

1/3/2025
Judith Waltz, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP, Dionne Lomax, Managing Director of Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Affiliated Monitors, Inc., and Dee Anna Hays, Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins, discuss some of the key health law developments in 2024 and what to expect in 2025. They cover a wide range of legislative, regulatory, and judicial issues but mainly focus on Medicare and Medicaid, antitrust, and labor and employment. Waltz, Lomax, and Hays are editors of AHLA’s bestselling title, Federal Health Care Laws and Regulations, which contains a brand-new 2024 supplement. Watch the conversation here. AHLA's Health Law Daily Podcast Is Here! AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Duration:00:39:55

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Re-Release: The Future of American Medicine with Marty Makary, MD

12/31/2024
Marty Makary, MD, was recently announced as President-Elect Trump’s pick to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. In this episode from August 19, 2020, Dr. Makary, in conversation with Charles Overstreet, FTI Consulting, talks about the future of American medicine, including public health, price transparency, and issues related to access to care and appropriateness of care. New Health Law Daily Podcast Coming in January 2025 Coming in January 2025, AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter will also be available as a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Listen to all the current health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! Subscribe Now

Duration:00:27:19

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Reproductive Health and Shield Laws: Latest Developments

12/27/2024
Texas’ attorney general recently filed a civil lawsuit against a New York physician for prescribing medication abortion pills via telehealth to a woman in Texas. Natalie Birnbaum, State Legal and Policy Director, RHITES, and Krusheeta Patel, Associate, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP, discuss this first open challenge to abortion shield laws and the intersection of telehealth, abortion access, and interstate licensure pathways for U.S. providers. New Health Law Daily Podcast Coming in January 2025 Coming in January 2025, AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter will also be available as a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Listen to all the current health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! Subscribe Now

Duration:00:36:21

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Hospital/Physician Affiliation Models in an Age of Private Equity

12/24/2024
Glenn Prives, Partner, Epstein Becker & Green PC, and Elizabeth Kastner, Senior Transactional and Corporate Counsel, TriHealth, Inc., discuss the current climate around hospital/physician affiliation models in the age of private equity, and they cover six different models they are currently seeing in the health care industry. Glenn and Elizabeth spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2024 Health Care Transactions conference in Nashville, TN. From AHLA’s Business Law and Governance Practice Group. Learn more about AHLA's 2025 Health Care Transactions conference in Nashville, TN here. New Health Law Daily Podcast Coming in January 2025 Coming in January 2025, AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter will also be available as a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Listen to all the current health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! Subscribe Now

Duration:00:27:21

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Forecasting Health Care Antitrust Under a Second Trump Administration

12/20/2024
Lisl Dunlop, Partner, Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, speaks with Mark Seidman, Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, about some of the potential health care antitrust priorities of a second Trump Administration. They discuss how antitrust enforcement has changed over recent administrations; and the incoming administration’s potential approaches to the new Merger Guidelines, hospital merger enforcement, focus on labor market impacts, private equity in health care, and the FTC’s rule banning non-competes. From AHLA’s Antitrust Practice Group. Sponsored by Axinn. Listen to Lisl and Mark’s October 2023 podcast, when Mark was Assistant Director for the Mergers IV Division of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. New Health Law Daily Podcast Coming in January 2025 Coming in January 2025, AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter will also be available as a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Listen to all the current health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! Subscribe Now

Duration:00:44:12

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Health Care Corporate Governance: Top 2025 Trends

12/17/2024
Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about the governance trends that health care boards should anticipate in 2025. These trends fall into three categories: those that arise from the change of administrations in Washington, DC, those that are relatively new and emerging on the governance canvas, and those that reflect an evolving perspective on traditional governance trends. New Health Law Daily Podcast Coming in January 2025 Coming in January 2025, AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter will also be available as a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Listen to all the current health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! Subscribe Now

Duration:00:25:16

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What Does a Second Trump Administration Mean for Health Care?

12/13/2024
David Cade, Executive Vice President and CEO, American Health Law Association, speaks with Eric Zimmerman, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about the potential health care priorities of a second Trump Administration. They discuss possible health care considerations in any upcoming tax bill, drug pricing and Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform, the Affordable Care Act, reproductive health, the future of the CMS Innovation Center, antitrust enforcement, and the role of private equity. New Health Law Daily Podcast Coming in January 2025 Coming in January 2025, AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter will also be available as a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Listen to all the current health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! Subscribe Now

Duration:00:48:38

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Top Ten IRS Audit Risks for Nonprofit Health Care Organizations

12/10/2024
Gerald Griffith, Partner, Jones Day, and Stephanie N. Switzer, Senior Counsel, Cleveland Clinic, discuss, in top ten style, common audit risks for nonprofit health care organizations and strategies for minimizing potential tax exposure. Gerald and Stephanie spoke about this topic at the 2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Learn more about the 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA here. New Health Law Daily Podcast Coming in January 2025 Coming in January 2025, AHLA’s popular Health Law Daily email newsletter will also be available as a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Listen to all the current health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! Subscribe Now

Duration:00:53:33

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A Look at the Recent Verdict Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana

12/6/2024
On September 20, a jury ruled in favor of St. Charles Surgical Hospital and the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in their case against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana for failure to fully pay for services rendered, awarding the plaintiffs over $421 million. Joe Aguilar, Managing Partner, HMS Valuation Partners, speaks with Matthew Sherman, Partner, Chehardy Sherman and Williams, about the genesis of the case, the main arguments at play, how the plaintiffs won those arguments, and some key takeaways. Sherman was one of the attorneys who represented the plaintiffs in St. Charles Surgical Hospital, LLC et al vs. Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company et al. Sponsored by HMS Valuation Partners. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Duration:00:27:15

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Marketing Arrangements in Health Care: Latest Trends and Developments

12/3/2024
Dan Levin, Director, Stout, speaks with Danielle Tangorre, Partner, Robinson & Cole, and Parker Eastin, Partner, Nicholson & Eastin, about the legal and regulatory landscape surrounding marketing arrangements in health care and how they are working with their clients to structure these arrangements. They discuss the types of arrangements they are seeing and the kinds of marketing services commonly covered by these arrangements, recent enforcement activity, and strategies related to fee determination and valuation. Sponsored by HealthCare Appraisers, now part of Stout. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Duration:00:38:51

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Mental Health and Wellness: A Legal Check-In

11/29/2024
Michelle Johnson Tidjani, CommonSpirit Health, and Florence L. Di Benedetto, Di Benedetto Solutions, Inc., discuss the mental health challenges that health lawyers face and how to tackle the stigma that the legal profession attaches to mental health. They share their personal experiences with mental health and strategies to build resilience and cope with difficult and stressful situations. Michelle and Florence spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2024 In-House Counsel Program in Washington, DC. Learn more about AHLA's 2025 In-House Counsel Program here. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Duration:00:44:43

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Key Considerations for Joint Ventures Between Hospitals and Specialty Operators

11/26/2024
Danielle Bangs, Director, Veralon, and Kelley Taylor Hearne, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, discuss the growing trend of health systems entering into joint ventures and other forms of partnership with specialty operators. They cover the trends they are seeing in this area, legal and financial issues that need to be worked through as these partnerships are developed, considerations related to management and other ancillary agreements, and post-transaction considerations. Danielle and Kelley spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2024 Health Care Transactions conference in Nashville, TN. Sponsored by Veralon. Learn more about AHLA's 2025 Health Care Transactions conference here. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Duration:00:46:22

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Mental Health Parity: The New Legal and Regulatory Landscape

11/22/2024
Kevin Malone, Epstein Becker Green, speaks with Dr. Henry Harbin, a leader in the behavioral health space, about the September 2024 final rule implementing amendments to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. They discuss what the new regulations do to advance mental health parity, what this means in the context of managed care and mental health and addiction treatment coverage and payment policy, and what’s next for mental health parity as a tool of behavioral health financing and access reform. From AHLA’s Behavioral Health Practice Group. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Duration:00:44:46

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Health Care Corporate Governance: NACD’s New Report and Board Oversight of Technology

11/19/2024
Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about the proper role of health care organization boards in relationship to technology, including artificial intelligence. They discuss the National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD’s) 2024 Blue Ribbon Commission Report, the report's focus on governance oversight of technology, and how boards can implement the report's recommendations. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Duration:00:25:32

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Beyond the Law: Practical Impacts of Loper Bright, Corner Post, and Jarkesy on Health Care

11/15/2024
Valerie Cohen, Partner, Venable LLP, speaks with Randy Sergent, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, and Shane Hunt, a government health care attorney, about the wide-ranging impacts of Loper Bright, Corner Post, and Jarkesy on the health care industry. They discuss the effect of Loper Bright on day-to-day company operations, judicial outcomes, and managed care; navigating regulatory ambiguity versus unfavorable regulatory interpretations; the potential for increased challenges to historic rules in light of Corner Post; and the implications of Jarkesy on health care enforcement and potential for unintended consequences. Sponsored by Venable. To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.

Duration:00:42:19