AHLA's Speaking of Health Law

Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this special ten-part series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2026. In the fourth episode, Okem Nwogu, Managing Director, StoneTurn, speaks with Megha Mathur, Associate, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, about recent trends in health care fraud and abuse enforcement and how health care organizations should respond. They discuss the shift in enforcement from volume to scale, compliance breakdowns that trigger scrutiny in areas that dominate enforcement like telehealth, the link between reimbursement and liability as it relates to risk-adjustment coding, and how compliance programs should adjust given the new data-driven enforcement approach. Sponsored by StoneTurn.
Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yAeDhNVW8o
Read AHLA's Top Ten 2026 article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a879dda5-35f9-46fb-ad45-1b0799343d74/Health-Law-Forecast-2026
Access all episodes in AHLA's Top Ten 2026 podcast series: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/speaking-of-health-law-podcasts/top-ten-issues-in-health-law-podcast-series
Learn more about StoneTurn: https://stoneturn.com/ 
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/.

Christine Moundas, Health Care and Data Partner at Ropes & Gray LLP and Co-Head of the firm’s Digital Health Initiative, discusses the new landscape of state consumer privacy laws and how life sciences and medical device companies can comply with these new requirements. Sponsored by Ropes & Gray.
Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGUy4Bs72t4
Learn more about Ropes & Gray: https://www.ropesgray.com/en
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/.

Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this special ten-part series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2026. In the third episode, Anna M. Lozoya, General Counsel, Physician Alliance Group PC, speaks with Miranda Franco, Senior Policy Advisor, Holland & Knight LLP, about the forces currently shaping public health policy and why 2026 marks a turning point. They discuss the advancement of the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, drug pricing, vaccine policy, and where health systems can devote resources based on current public health trends. From AHLA’s In-House Counsel Practice Group.
Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aCBcqNZRJg
Read AHLA's Top Ten 2026 article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a879dda5-35f9-46fb-ad45-1b0799343d74/Health-Law-Forecast-2026

Access all episodes in AHLA's Top Ten 2026 podcast series: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/speaking-of-health-law-podcasts/top-ten-issues-in-health-law-podcast-series
Learn more about AHLA’s In-House Counsel Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/in-house-counsel 
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/.

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine about legal best practices and practical tips for minute taking. They discuss the core purpose of minutes and appropriate length, how much time to invest in minute taking and preparation, the relationship of minutes to third-party books and records requests, the minute approval process, how long minutes should be kept, lawyer involvement in minute taking and review, the role of artificial intelligence, and how much latitude there is to revising minutes.
Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcQ_sNFS9Ps
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/.

Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this special ten-part series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2026. In the second episode, Zi Peng, Managing Director, StoneTurn, speaks with Alya Sulaiman, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer & SVP of Regulatory Affairs, Datavant, about some of the primary issues around artificial intelligence (AI) in health care as organizations plan for 2026. They discuss the use of AI in prior authorization and utilization management, tensions between the federal government and the states over AI regulation, and actionable steps health care organizations should take to mitigate risk and ensure responsible AI deployment. Sponsored by StoneTurn.
Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCJ5w4CN-Qo
Read AHLA's Top Ten 2026 article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a879dda5-35f9-46fb-ad45-1b0799343d74/Health-Law-Forecast-2026
Access all episodes in AHLA's Top Ten 2026 podcast series: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/speaking-of-health-law-podcasts/top-ten-issues-in-health-law-podcast-series
Learn more about StoneTurn: https://stoneturn.com/ 
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/.