Episodes
In this episode, partner Jana Kolarik of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group and PYA principal Angie Caldwell host Heidi Jeffery, a partner in Foley’s Finance and Financial Institutions Practice Group, and Matt Stuart, a Principal in PYA’s Audit Assurance Service Line, discuss the latest trends in the bond market and the bond compliance pitfalls that organizations should avoid.
Published 09/04/24
In this episode, Benjamin Dryden, vice chair of Foley’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group and David McMillan, managing principal of consulting and chief financial officer at PYA, discuss the recent July 3rd ruling on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-compete Ban and how this will affect the health care & life sciences industry.
Published 07/22/24
In this episode, Benjamin Dryden, vice chair of Foley’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group and David McMillan, managing principal of consulting and chief financial officer at PYA, discuss the FTC’s most recent decision to ban non-competes and how this ban will affect the health care & life sciences industry.
Published 07/01/24
In this episode, Jason Kohout, chair of Foley’s Family Office’s practice and Tax, Benefits & Estate Planning associate Emmaline Jurgena are joined by Kevin Melvin, legal counsel of Mayo Clinic’s Office of Gift Planning. This episode dives into what you could expect to see as you navigate health care philanthropy, in respect to restrictions, naming gifts, and other concerns.
Published 06/26/24
In this episode, partner Jana Kolarik of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group and PYA prinicpal Angie Caldwell interview partner Kyle Faget, co-chair of Foley Health Care Practice Group and co-chair of the firm’s Health Care & Life Sciences Sector’s Medical Device & Equipment Area of Focus and PYA consulting principal Tynan Kugler on medical device company arrangements with physicians. Specifically, we'll be discussing arrangements that can raise compliance issues and how to potentially...
Published 12/05/23
In this episode, partner Jana Kolarik of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group interviews partner Roger Strode of Foley’s Health Care and Transactional Practice Groups and Michael Ramey, managing principal of PYA's Strategic and Transaction Solutions on how compliance issues impact the health care transaction process.
Published 10/16/23
In this episode, partner Jana Kolarik of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group interviews partner Michael Tuteur of Foley’s Government Enforcement & Defense Investigations Practice Group and Valerie Rock, Principal of PYA on Medicare Advantage compliance and enforcement trends and why this is a hot topic in the health care industry.
Published 08/30/23
In this episode of Health Care Law Today, Foley partner Jana Kolairk discusses subsidy arrangements between hospitals, health care systems, and physician practices with Angie Caldwell, Principal of PYA.
Published 07/31/23
We are excited to announce a special series, TLDR. TLDR is focused on the digital health industry and the lawyers operating inside the companies innovating in the space, their work, the industry, and their experiences. In this episode of TLDR, my colleague Evan Hellman is joined by Michelle McGovern, General Counsel of Verana Health, to discuss issues associated with the current legal environment for telemedicine companies and the everyday hustle and bustle of a being a General Counsel.
Published 07/10/23
In this episode, Judy Waltz, Co-Chair of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group, and Shannon Sumner, Chief Compliance Officer and Nashville’s Office Managing Principal of PYA, dive into what it takes to get back to “normal” for compliance programs following the PHE and the burning questions clients are asking.
Published 06/29/23
In this episode, Partner and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Health Care Practice Group, and Partner Monica Chmielweski are joined by Jodi Akin, Founder and CEO of Hawthorne Effect. Hawthorne Effect has embraced the decentralized clinical trial model and is dedicated to enriching the quality, experience, diversity, and access to clinical trials for patients, providers, and sponsors. With Jodi, we explore the newly released FDA Guidance, Decentralized Clinical Trials for Drugs, Biological Products, and...
Published 06/14/23
In this episode of Health Care Law Today, Nate Lacktman and Maureen Stewart are joined by Mark Josephs, Deputy General Counsel of LifeMD to discuss the current regulatory and legal environment for telemedicine companies regarding online subscription services, and the recent investigations by the federal government of these services.
Published 12/09/22
In this episode, Foley partner Anil Shankar (https://www.foley.com/en/people/s/shankar-anil) sits with Jackie Bender, Chief of Finance Strategy for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, to discuss California and Los Angeles County’s recently approved Medicaid waiver called CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal), the multiyear care delivery and payment reform initiative led by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
Published 09/30/22
In this episode of Health Care Law Today, Foley partner Emily Weber and associate Lauren Carboni talk with Dr. Casey Wolfington of Vail Health Eagle Valley Behavioral Health about behavioral health reform and a people-first approach to behavioral health care that is accessible, affordable and equitable.
Published 05/05/22
In this episode, Foley Partners Adria Warren (https://www.foley.com/en/people/w/warren-adria) and Alexis Bortniker (https://www.foley.com/en/people/b/bortniker-alexis-finkelberg) sit with Michael Kolodziej (https://www.advi.com/about/#Team) of ADVI Health about the upcoming Cancer Center Business Summit (https://www.accc-cancer.org/home/attend/event-template/2022/03/02/default-calendar/accc-48th-annual-meeting-cancer-center-business-summit) and the current convergence and consolidation in the...
Published 02/22/22
In this episode, Foley Partner Larry Vernaglia (https://www.foley.com/en/people/v/vernaglia-lawrence-w) sits down with Steve Walsh (https://www.mhalink.org/MHA/About/Staff_List/Staff_Bios/Steve_Walsh.aspx), President & Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) to talk about the health care sector—drawing from what both of them have seen nationally and locally over the past twenty months—to discuss the current and future trends of healtchare...
Published 02/15/22
In this episode, Foley Of Counsel Maureen Kwiecinski (https://www.foley.com/en/people/k/kwiecinski-maureen-f) sits with Alexandra Glazier (https://neds.org/leadership-team/) of New England Donor Services (https://neds.org/) (NEDS) about how Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) are regulated and some of the recent changes in performance and outcome standards, similar to other health care organizations.
Published 09/24/21
In this episode, Foley Partner Jana Kolarik (https://www.foley.com/en/people/k/kolarik-jana-l) and PYA, P.C. (https://www.pyapc.com/) Principal Angie Caldwell (https://www.pyapc.com/team-member/angie-caldwell/) come together again to discuss recent updates on fair market value and commercial reasonableness since COVID-19, and the impact that it has on physician compensation. You can find their first episode together by clicking here...
Published 08/19/21
In this episode, Foley Senior Counsel Adam Hepworth (https://www.foley.com/en/people/h/hepworth-adam-j) talks with Trent Stechschulte (https://www.linkedin.com/in/trent-stechschulte-57a62521/) of Equitas Health (https://equitashealth.com/) to talk about current hot issues related to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Published 07/26/21
In this episode, Foley Of Counsel Mike Lappin (https://www.foley.com/en/people/l/lappin-michael) talks with Michael Grebe (https://www.advocateaurorahealth.org/our-story/leadership/michael-grebe) and Scott Powder (https://www.advocateaurorahealth.org/our-story/leadership/scott-powder) of Advocate Aurora Health, to discuss Advocate Aurora Enterprises, a subsidiary of Advocate Aurora Health responsible for advancing the system’s purpose of helping people live well through a commitment to Whole...
Published 05/13/21
In this episode, Foley Partner Holden Brooks sits down with Drs. Monica Noether and Sean May, who are Vice Presidents at Charles River Associates (CRA), to explore the ways that economists add value to provider clients who are considering transactions. They will explain what it is that economists can bring to the table, their flexibility in structuring these kinds of engagements, and get a sense for what they see emerging as trends in the provider transaction space.
Published 01/14/21
On the heels of recent significant Office for Civil Rights (OCR) breach settlements—one related to the Protected Health Information of 6 million individuals (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/chspsc/index.html) and an allegation related to systemic noncompliance with HIPAA rules (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/athens-orthopedic/index.html)—Foley Partner Jennifer Rathburn talks with Brian Resler a Vice...
Published 09/24/20
In this episode, Foley Partners Judy Waltz (https://www.foley.com/en/people/w/waltz-judith-a) and Antoinette Konski (https://www.foley.com/en/people/k/konski-antoinette-f) talk with Edward Abrahams (http://www.personalizedmedicinecoalition.org/About_Us/PMC_Staff), the President of the Personalized Medicine Coalition, to discuss the issues facing personalized medicine and how the concepts underpinning the field may be applied to diagnose and treat COVID-19.
Published 08/27/20
In this episode, Foley Partner Chris Donovan sits down with Daniel Risku, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Beacon Health Options to discuss how COVID-19 has influenced and changed the environment of behavioral health from a private equity and transactional standpoint.
Published 06/23/20