Health Care Beat

In this episode of Health Care Beat, we focus on California joint employment principles as they apply to the health care industry. Co-hosts Chris DeMeo and Amanda Genovese are joined by Bailey Bifoss, a Labor & Employment partner in Seyfarth’s San Francisco office, along with Jeannette Albo, Director & Associate General Counsel of Legal Services at Community Health System. The group discusses what constitutes joint employment, how health care stakeholders are uniquely affected by it, and best practices around potential joint employment claims.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, we continue our multi-part series in collaboration with Seyfarth’s Global Immigration practice. Daniela Mayer, Counsel in the firm’s Boston office, rejoins co-hosts Chris DeMeo and Amanda Genovese, along with Pascal Descargues, Founder and CEO of Genoskin, who makes his first appearance on the podcast. Pascal highlights Genoskin's transformative impact on the biotechnology space, focusing on how its innovative approaches advance clinical research and product development. He also explains how business immigration has played an important role in shaping the company’s strategy.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, co-hosts Chris DeMeo and Amanda Genovese are joined by Logan Geen, Corporate Counsel of Managed Care Contracting at Lehigh Valley Health Network. Logan shares his career journey and highlights some of the challenges he has faced as corporate counsel for a large health care system. He also provides practical advice to recent law school graduates considering a path in the health care sector.

This episode of Health Care Beat kicks off a two-part series in collaboration with Seyfarth’s Global Immigration practice. Co-hosts Chris DeMeo and Amanda Genovese are joined by Daniela Mayer, Counsel in the firm’s Boston office, as well as Fred Chereau, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Alexion Pharmaceuticals. The group discusses Fred’s career trajectory and the value of leveraging immigration programs to secure talent in the health care, life sciences, and pharmaceutical industries.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, co-hosts Chris DeMeo and Amanda Genovese are joined by Ameena Majid, Seyfarth’s Impact & Sustainability Partner and co-chair of the firm’s Impact & Sustainability practice. Ameena shares insights into the evolving Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) landscape, and why ESG has become a priority for companies across all sectors (especially health care). She also highlights key takeaways for health care organizations from Seyfarth’s newly released Human Capital Disclosure Report, which is available to download here: https://bit.ly/3UlpmuQ

On this episode of Health Care Beat, co-hosts Chris DeMeo and Jamaica Szeliga highlight some of the most important health law developments from 2023. From court decisions to legislative activity, the pair cover a range of noteworthy topics and related considerations for stakeholders across the industry.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, Gena Usenheimer, the co-creator and co-leader of Seyfarth’s Transactional Risk Insurance Group, joins co-hosts Jamaica Szeliga and Chris DeMeo to discuss the use of insurance in connection with M&A activity in health care deals, or health care adjacent deals (SaaS, technology), both prior to acquisition and in connection with a transaction. In particular, the group talks about the Representation and Warranties Insurance (“RWI”) process and how the right kinds of underlying insurance can maximize RWI coverage.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, we wrap up our series inspired by Seyfarth’s collaboration with Lexology on the release of an updated overview of legal issues affecting digital health in the United States. Co-hosts Jamaica Szeliga and Chris DeMeo discuss the section of the publication Chris wrote on “Payment and Reimbursement.” Their conversation focuses primarily on how digital health applications are reimbursed by Medicare, private insurance, and others. To view the full Lexology publication, visit: bit.ly/3ZrB9XB.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, we continue a series inspired by Seyfarth’s recent collaboration with Lexology on the release of an updated overview of legal issues affecting digital health in the United States. Renée Appel, a member of Seyfarth’s commercial litigation practice, joins co-hosts Jamaica Szeliga and Chris DeMeo to discuss the section of the publication she wrote on advertising, marketing, and e-commerce. Among other topics, the group covers recent enforcement actions and private litigation arising from advertising and marketing health care products, and what we can learn from those cases. To view the full Lexology publication, visit: bit.ly/3ZrB9XB.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, we continue our special series inspired by Seyfarth’s recent collaboration with Lexology on the release of an updated overview of legal issues affecting digital health in the United States. John Tomaszewski, a partner in Seyfarth’s International Data Protection group and co-leader of the firm’s Global Privacy & Security team, joins co-hosts Jamaica Szeliga and Chris DeMeo to discuss the section of the publication he wrote on Data Protection and Management. The group also addresses the benefits and risks associated with the utilization of artificial intelligence. To view the full publication, visit: bit.ly/3ZrB9XB.