AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

American Health Law Association

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.

  1. 14h ago

    When Compliance Isn’t Enough: Investigations, Threats, and Real-World Risk in Health Care

    Lawyers are often involved in risk mitigation discussions or are the first line of communication when hospitals and health systems face adverse events. John Saran, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, speaks with Toby Braun, Founder and Managing Partner, American Special Investigative Group, about why incident management is so important for hospitals and health systems. Citing real-world examples, they discuss the various cyber and physical security threats facing hospitals and health systems and how private investigations and effective planning can help providers. From AHLA’s Business Law and Governance Practice Group. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEN9bEuVuj8 Learn 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 Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this 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 Education Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.

  2. 3d ago

    Why Tax Advisors Care About What’s in the Health Care Deal Documents and Why You Should Too

    Linda Moroney, Partner, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP, and Don Stuart, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, discuss the various tax considerations that go into a health care transaction. They cover the role of the tax advisor, the importance of knowing the tax status of the parties involved, how to identify the deal structure and approach the transaction from a tax standpoint, the type of tax due diligence that should be performed, the principal tax provisions in a deal agreement, the tax implications at deal closing, tax indemnification versus general indemnification, and post-closing tax-related issues. Linda and Don spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2026 Health Care Transactions conference in Nashville, TN. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mdUlWh4c8s Learn more about AHLA’s 2026 Health Care Transactions conference: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/healthcaretransactions Learn 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 Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this 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 Education Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.

  3. Sep 11

    State and Federal Roles in Medicare Marketing and the Inevitable Power Struggle in Governing AI

    Kathy Roe, Managing Attorney, Health Law Consultancy, speaks with Helaine Fingold, Partner, Epstein Becker Green PC, and Laurie Poulos, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, TRANZACT, about the tension between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and state insurance departments over Medicare Advantage (MA) marketing. They discuss where things stand now and how Medicare Advantage Organizations and agents/brokers can navigate this environment. They also discuss what CMS has had to say about artificial intelligence (AI) and MA marketing, and where CMS and state insurance departments may have concerns about the application of AI to MA marketing. Helaine co-authored a Health Law Connections article about this topic. From AHLA’s Payers, Plans, and Managed Care Practice Group. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD4LVRU4zLg Read Helaine’s Health Law Connections article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/2026/may-june-2026/managed-care-who-calls-the-shots-state-and-federal  Learn 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 Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this 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 Education Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.

  4. Sep 8

    Deciphering the Dollars: Advanced Medicare Cost Reporting and Appeals Strategies for 2026

    Greg Etzel, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, and Eric Lucas, Managing Director, Baker Tilly, discuss the latest trends and developments related to Medicare cost reporting and appeals. They cover why the Medicare cost report still matters and how it has changed over the years, recent litigation surrounding the cost report, how the wage index impacts hospital reimbursement, issues related to CMS’ low wage index policy and 1985 budget neutrality adjustment, the biggest procedural traps for hospitals, and reopening old cost reports. Greg and Eric 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=fYR5n1JL-8A Learn more about AHLA’s 2026 Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/medicaremedicaid Learn 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 Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this 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 Education Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.

  5. Sep 4

    Hospital Mergers Under Pressure: The Remedies That Move Deals Forward

    Ken Field, Health Care Antitrust Practice Leader, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, speaks with Amanda Wait, Partner, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, about hospital merger review and the role remedies play in getting deals through a very challenging antitrust environment. They discuss why the remedies question is currently so important for hospital and health system transactions, the impact of multi-jurisdictional review, what’s changed at the federal level regarding remedies, the differences between structural and behavioral remedies, the concept of “litigating the fix” and considerations around using that strategy, the kinds of behavioral remedies that are showing up at the state review level, and practical takeaways for hospitals and health systems. Amanda recently authored a Health Law Connections article about this topic. From AHLA’s Antitrust Practice Group. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCSjgr8sDnk Read Amanda’s Health Law Connections article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/2026/may-june-2026/hospital-mergers-under-pressure-the-remedies-that  Learn more about AHLA’s Antitrust Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/antitrust  Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this 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 Education Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.

  6. Sep 1

    Health Care Corporate Governance: Emerging Importance of the Human Capital Committee

    Rob Gerberry, Adjunct Faculty, University of Notre Dame, speaks with Michael Peregrine about emerging health care workforce issues that require the Board’s attention and how a Board’s human capital/human resources committee can best exercise oversight of these issues. They discuss how these committees can “retool” to address emerging workforce issues, issues related to employee burnout, why retraining employees is a governance issue, the concept of the “degradation of the quality of work,” and concerns around the impact of artificial intelligence on employee loyalty and hiring practices. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFY-yc9v5xs Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this 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 Education Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.

  7. Aug 28

    Exploring the Rise of Medicaid Payment Suspensions Targeting Behavioral Health Providers

    Medicaid payment suspensions are one of the most powerful tools the government has in the health care enforcement space, and the current administration has taken a robust approach to their use. Sarah Hall, Partner, Epstein Becker & Green PC, speaks with Clifford Barnes, Managing Partner, Clifford E. Barnes Esq. & Associates LLC, and Tom Barnard, Shareholder, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, about the rise of Medicaid payment suspensions targeting behavioral health providers in Washington, DC.  They discuss the mechanics of a Medicaid payment suspension, the specific trends they have recently seen regarding DC Medicaid, and what Medicaid providers can do to prevent suspension. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-qoKEEiMeQ Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this 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 Education Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.

  8. Aug 25

    Transformative Tech Transactions: Contracting Strategies for Digital Health and Patient Engagement

    Sean Sullivan, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP, Alisa Chestler, Shareholder, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, and Betsy Hodge, Partner, Akerman LLP, discuss what health care providers should consider when contracting for AI-enabled tools or other advanced digital health tools like remote patient monitoring platforms and interoperability software. They discuss the current digital health and AI vendor landscape, the legal and regulatory framework, transactional challenges and strategies, and the future of these kinds of deals. Sean, Alisa, and Betsy spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2026 Health Care Transactions conference in Nashville, TN. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIwramBG3lw Learn more about AHLA’s 2026 Health Care Transactions conference: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/healthcaretransactions Learn 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 Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this 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 Education Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.

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