Judith Waltz, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP, Faraz Siddiqui, Assistant General Counsel, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, David Lazarus, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP, and John Hood, Associate, Akerman LLP, discuss some of the key health law developments from 2025 and what to expect in 2026. They cover a wide range of legislative, regulatory, and judicial issues, focusing on Medicare and Medicaid, public health, civil and criminal enforcement, and drug development. Waltz, Siddiqui, Lazarus, and Hood are editors of AHLA’s bestselling title, Federal Health Care Laws and Regulations.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H7hOIesrDA

Learn more about AHLA’s Federal Health Laws and Regulations: https://store.lexisnexis.com/ahla/products/ahla-federal-health-care-laws-and-regulations-ahla-members-grpussku5626742m.html 

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Kathy Roe, Managing Attorney, Health Law Consultancy, speaks with Christine Burke Worthen, Member, Epstein Becker & Green PC, about two important yet not always well understood areas of the health care ecosystem, the health care claim lifecycle and medical coding. They discuss why it is important for health law professionals to have a basic understanding of these topics, the role that artificial intelligence is playing, and AHLA’s recently released Health Care Claim Life Cycle 101 & Medical Coding 101 courses, of which Christine contributed. From AHLA’s Payers, Plans, and Managed Care Practice Group.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qigQfdPfEvs

Learn more about AHLA’s Health Care Claim Life Cycle 101 & Medical Coding 101 courses: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/101-online-courses/the-health-care-claim-life-cycle-101-medical-codin 

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 

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In this follow-up to their August 2025 podcast, Lisa Diehl Vandecaveye, Of Counsel, Epstein Becker Green, and Priya Bathija, Founder & CEO, Nyoo Health, discuss how health law professionals can plan for success going into 2026. They share some of the challenges faced by the health care industry in 2025, how they are setting their intentions for 2026, managing the pace of change in the health law profession, and the “icing on the cake” moments they are looking forward to in the new year.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8FRdjBUf0o

Watch Lisa and Priya’s August 2025 podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Iva2Q6UOt0 

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Health care is one of the top industries for workplace violence injuries. Sarah R. Skubas, Principal, Jackson Lewis PC, speaks with Jonathan C. Bumgarner, Partner, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, about the factors that contribute to workplace violence in the health care industry. They discuss the role of OSHA and other regulatory bodies, state law trends, legal risks and penalties, what’s on the horizon, and top action items to keep employees and patients safe. Jonathan co-authored an article for Health Law Connections magazine about this topic. From AHLA’s Labor and Employment Practice Group.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RepYqequzpI

Read Jonathan’s Health Law Connections article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/e8283e8d-8f5b-4497-b953-1f3abc1c4a09/Maintaining-a-Culture-of-Safety-in-the-Face-of-Wor 

Learn more about AHLA’s Labor and Employment Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/labor-and-employment 

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Jason Krisza, Shareholder, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA, and Michael Schaff, Shareholder, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA, speak with Sidney Welch, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Lymari Cromwell, Partner, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, and Ashley Creech, Associate, Epstein Becker & Green PC, about three cutting-edge topics that are of increasing importance when representing physicians: private equity transactions, non-compete agreements, and medical spas. They discuss how private equity transactions are structured, the attendant regulatory concerns, and the challenges physician practices encounter when engaging in these transactions; what physician non-competes generally look like, the legal and regulatory environment at the state level, and alternatives to non-competes; and the kinds of services offered at medical spas, how they are regulated, and considerations when structuring them. Jason and Michael are editors, and Sidney, Lymari, and Ashley are authors, of AHLA’s Representing Physicians Handbook, Fifth Edition.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBEZPqAMxCc

Learn more about AHLA’s Representing Physicians Handbook, Fifth Edition: https://store.lexisnexis.com/ahla/products/ahla-representing-physicians-handbook-ahla-members-grpussku59002.html

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John F. Banghart, Senior Director for Cybersecurity Services, Venable LLP, speaks with Errol S. Weiss, Chief Security Officer, Health-ISAC, Inc., about the unique challenges associated with information sharing in the health care sector. They discuss what an ISAC is; what information sharing means in the context of the health care sector and why it is important; legal, regulatory, and compliance risks; risk mitigation strategies; the impact of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; and how to facilitate cooperation in information sharing among various stakeholders. Sponsored by Venable.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sRx96w1U70

Learn more about Venable: https://www.venable.com/ 

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As 2025 closes, the implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (now rebranded as the Working Families Tax Cut Act) on Medicaid continue to ripple through the health care industry. CMS has issued major guidance, and state Medicaid agencies and health care providers are scrambling to implement this guidance at an operational level. Harsh P. Parikh, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, Lloyd A. Bookman, Founding Partner, Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC, and Anne Winter, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, provide updates on the community engagement/work requirements, beneficiary eligibility and coverage requirements, funding and payment reforms, and the Rural Health Transformation Program. They also discuss what challenges might be on the horizon in 2026 and the role of technology.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vIviLRddzI

Watch Harsh, Lloyd, and Anne’s previous podcast from September 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDYg4KZwL0M 

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Kathy Roe, Managing Attorney, Health Law Consultancy, speaks with Dorothy DeAngelis, Senior Managing Director, Ankura Consulting, and Richelle Marting, Attorney, Marting Law, about the latest trends and developments related to prior authorization, from both the payer and provider angles. They discuss what prior authorization is and why it engenders scrutiny, approaches to easing prior authorization’s administrative burden, the responsible use of artificial intelligence, the impact of the new WISeR Model, and what to expect in 2026. From AHLA’s Payers, Plans, and Managed Care Practice Group.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Oi2HnXZOE

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 

Learn more about AHLA’s January 8, 2026 webinar on prior authorization: https://educate.americanhealthlaw.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1705

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In this special two-part series, Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, about the health care corporate governance oversight of artificial intelligence (AI). In Part Two, they discuss what an AI governance framework might look like, the board/management dynamic, the role of an AI subcommittee, oversight of workforce issues, and whether AI can support board functions.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frFnd8VMT1g

Watch Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKLPJAv0vGQ

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In this special two-part series, Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, about the health care corporate governance oversight of artificial intelligence (AI). In Part One, they discuss the board’s core role regarding AI, the specific details of that role, and the board’s connection to AI deployment decisions.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKLPJAv0vGQ

Watch Part Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frFnd8VMT1g

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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.

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