32^nd Annual

Health Law Conference

Live Webcast Apr 7-9, 2021
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CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Brown & Fortunato
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Husch Blackwell LLP
Jackson Walker
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
King & Spalding
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Thompson & Knight LLP

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Reed Claymon Meeker & Hargett, PLLC

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Overview

UT Law CLE's 32nd Annual Health Law Conference virtually brings together leading in-house attorneys from major hospitals and medical institutions, government officials, as well as legal and financial advisors representing hospitals, healthcare providers, and physicians. The conference provides practical and detailed coverage of updates, current issues, and key strategies and opportunities facing members of the healthcare community. This year’s program includes:

Insight into the Ethical and Policy Considerations in COVID-19 from Dr. Jeffrey P. Kahn, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Baltimore, MD.
Discussion of Top Health Industry Issues of 2021 and the 2021 State and Federal Healthcare Legislative Landscape.
Examination of recent healthcare developments, including regulatory changes and surprise billing legislation in the Emerging Issues in Managed Care and insight into the Operational Impact of Significant Cases.
Exploration of Getting Deals Done During the Pandemic and Beyond, including the impact of the pandemic and how transaction deal terms have adapted to the market.
Practical considerations for employers in Take Your Best Shot, for monitoring mandatory and voluntary vaccinations of employees.
Discussion of hot topics including Vaccine Development, Pandemic Relief Dollars, and Operational Issues for Hospitals and Physicians.

Following the webcast, attendees will receive a free, on-demand eSupplement that will bring their total available hours to 15.00, including 3.00 hours of ethics.

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Wednesday Morning, Apr. 7, 2021
Presiding Officer:
Kathy L. Poppitt, King & Spalding - Austin, TX
8:20 am

Welcoming Remarks
8:30 am

0.75 hr

2021 State and Federal Healthcare Legislative Landscape

Discuss how the 2020 elections and new House speakers have reshaped the state and federal legislative branches, significant legislation making its way through the 87th Texas Legislature, and legislative priorities and initiatives of the 117th U.S. Congress.

Moderator:
Michelle "Missy" Apodaca, Apodaca Advocacy Group, LLC - Dallas, TX
Panelists:
Allison Kassir, King & Spalding - Washington, DC
Freddy Warner, Memorial Hermann Health System - Houston, TX
9:15 am

10-Minute Break
9:25 am

1.00 hr

Operational Impact of Significant Cases

Take an in‐depth look at the key legal developments and significant cases affecting healthcare operations, including credentialing and liability issues, that impact health systems and other providers. The written materials represent a comprehensive annual survey of noteworthy cases from around the country.

Yvonne K. Puig, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
10:25 am

10-Minute Break
10:35 am

0.75 hr

Top Health Industry Issues of 2021: Will a Shocked System Emerge Stronger?

PwC’s Health Research Institute examines the top health industry issues of 2021 including virtual health, clinical trial disruption, M&A, resilient supply chains, and interoperability.

Benjamin Isgur, PwC Health Research Institute - Dallas, TX
11:20 am

10-Minute Break
11:30 am

0.75 hr

Pandemic Relief Dollars: To Whom Much is Given, Much is Expected

Hear an overview of the various pandemic relief funding bills, including the version of the CARES Act and discuss the variety of funding pools, attestation requirements, loan repayments, waivers, and frequently asked question guidance issued from government agencies associated with COVID-19 relief funding.

Susan Feigin Harris, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP - Houston, TX
Kenya S. Woodruff, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP - Dallas, TX
12:15 pm

10-Minute Break
12:25 pm

0.75 hr

Emerging Issues in Managed Care

Examine the most recent regulatory updates in the shift to value in managed care from legal, business, and operational perspectives, including the impact of COVID-19 on value-based arrangements, updates related to surprise billing legislation, and price transparency. Explore changes pertinent to Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage, and the commercial markets.

Michael McMillan, Ascension - St. Louis, MO
Janet Walker, Ascension - St. Louis, MO
Jeff Wurzburg, Norton Rose Fulbright - San Antonio, TX
1:05 pm

Adjourn
Wednesday Evening, Apr. 7, 2021
SPECIAL NOTICE: Wednesday Evening Sessions

Webcast registration includes all of the course materials for the Health Law Fundamentals presentation. This presentation will be pre-recorded and the video will be made available in “Your Briefcase” on the first day of the conference.

PLEASE NOTE: Course materials and access to the Zoom platform for the In-House Counsel Issues panel are not included. Registration is limited to in-house counsel only.
Health Law Fundamentals (not available in a live format, but included with webcast registration)
2.00 hrs

Health Law Fundamentals

Explore the basics of health law, with an emphasis on fraud and abuse (including the Stark law and the federal anti-kickback statute), managed healthcare, HIPAA, and Medicare coverage and reimbursement issues.

Violet M. Anderson, CHRISTUS Health - Irving, TX
Kenneth J. Kramer, Texas Health Resources - Arlington, TX
Kristin M. Roshelli, King & Spalding - Houston, TX
In-House Counsel Issues (Limited to in-house counsel only)
6:00 pm

2.00 hrs

In-House Counsel Issues

Limited to in-house counsel only (to be conducted on Zoom platform). Participate in an interactive discussion and sharing among panelists and participants. Hear about hot topics for in-house counsel, including updates on state and federal legislation, legal operational matters, healthcare transactions, and health law regulatory and enforcement matters.

Moderator:
Lance Lightfoot, Texas Children's Hospital - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Lisa M. Frenkel, Children's Health - Dallas, TX
Susan F. Monaco, Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Dallas, TX
W. Christopher Shea, Memorial Hermann Health System - Houston, TX
Stephen G. (Steve) Wohleb, Texas Hospital Association - Austin, TX
8:15 pm

Adjourn

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, Apr. 8, 2021
Presiding Officer:
Kenya S. Woodruff, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP - Dallas, TX
8:30 am

0.75 hr

Vaccine Development / Emergency Use Authorization

An Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) is a mechanism to facilitate the availability and use of medical countermeasures, including vaccines, during public health emergencies, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. Analyze the FDA requirements for submitting an EUA for vaccines, the challenges and concerns when submitting an EUA application, and the provider’s role in addressing the public fear and distrust that accompany vaccines and treatments that have come to the market through the EUA process.

Norman W. Baylor, Biologics Consulting - New Alexandria, VA
Bethsheba Johnson, Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Houston, TX
Wayne Matelski, Arent Fox - Washington, DC
9:15 am

10-Minute Break
9:25 am

1.00 hr

Operational Issues for Hospitals and Physicians

Operational issues for small community hospitals, including, but not limited to lab management agreements, recent cuts to Title X national family planning network, Cook Children's Hospital litigation regarding advance directives, CRNA Attorney General Opinions request on delegation, and other relevant issues.

Moderator:
Kathy L. Poppitt, King & Spalding - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Trent Krienke, Reed, Claymon, Meeker & Hargett, PLLC - Austin, TX
Sara Thomas, Harris County Attorney's Office, Harris Health System - Houston, TX
10:25 am

10-Minute Break
10:35 am

0.75 hr

Getting Deals Done During the Pandemic and Beyond: The Influence of COVID-19 and New Players in the Market for Healthcare Transactions

Explore how healthcare transactions have been impacted by the pandemic, how transaction deal terms have adapted to the market, and what the transactional landscape may look like post-COVID-19. Discussion includes health system transactions and physician practice acquisitions.

Lisa Atlas Genecov, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP - Dallas, TX
Jane Jordan, Beaumont Health - Southfield, MI
Lane Wood, CHRISTUS Health - Irving, TX
11:20 am

10-Minute Break
11:30 am

0.75 hr

What Does a Big Telehealth Consolidation Teach Us about Telehealth Transactions and Law?

UpHealth Holdings, Inc. recently announced its impending merger with GigCapital2, Inc, a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company). This transaction involved the acquisition by UpHealth of five operating companies, one of which was the cross-border acquisition of an Indian target, and several involved extensive healthcare licensing and regulatory complexities. This transaction is an example of the consolidation occurring in the healthcare industry. This panel will discuss legal issues unique to telehealth in the start-up and emerging growth company space.

Moderator:
Julian L. Rivera, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Kate Bechen, Husch Blackwell LLP - Milwaukee, WI
Virginia Alverson Mimmack, Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX
12:15 pm

Adjourn to Optional Table Topic Breakout Discussions
Thursday Afternoon, Apr. 8, 2021
Optional Table Topic Breakout Discussions (from 12:50 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.)

Join fellow registrants and conference faculty for informal networking and discussions in key areas of the healthcare practice area. Please select a Table Topic on the registration form to attend.
TOPIC A: Stark/Anti-Kickbacks
12:50 pm

TOPIC A: Stark/Anti-Kickbacks

Discussion focuses on new regulations established in December 2020.
TOPIC B: Dealing with COVID-19 in the Workplace
12:50 pm

TOPIC B: Dealing with COVID-19 in the Workplace

Discussion focuses on employee testing and vaccine requirements.
TOPIC C: COVID-19 Fallout
12:50 pm

TOPIC C: COVID-19 Fallout

Discussion focuses on financial and risk considerations.
TOPIC D: Current Operational Issues
12:50 pm

TOPIC D: Current Operational Issues

Discussion focuses on the trends and tips.
1:35 pm

Adjourn

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Apr. 9, 2021
Presiding Officer:
Yvonne K. Puig, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
8:30 am

0.75 hr

Take Your Best Shot: What Employers Should Know about the COVID-19 Vaccine

A comprehensive overview on the employment law and practical considerations surrounding mandatory and voluntary vaccinations of employees.

Stacey Cho Hernandez, Carter Arnett PLLC - Dallas, TX
Kimberly King Webb, CHRISTUS Health - Irving, TX
9:15 am

5-Minute Break
9:20 am

0.75 hr

Enforcement Trends Across the Healthcare Industry

The federal government and various states continue to investigate and litigate healthcare fraud cases across all sectors of the industry. Hear an overview of the latest trends in enforcement and analyze what the new theories and trends mean for 2021 and beyond.

Wilson G. Jones, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas, TX
B. Scott McBride, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP - Houston, TX
10:05 am

5-Minute Break
10:10 am

0.75 hr

Future of Financing of Medicaid 1115 Waivers

Under the two previous presidential administrations, the state of Texas’s supplemental payment programs has been subjected to increased scrutiny, new payment methodologies have been established (such as the UHRIP program, and LPPFs), and in recent weeks, CMS renewed the state’s 1115 Waiver for 10 years. The panel provides an update from both the federal and state perspective, as well as giving their opinions regarding the future of these critical funding programs.

John Hawkins, Texas Hospital Association - Austin, TX
Geronimo M. Rodriguez Jr., Ascension - Austin, TX
Carlos Zaffirini Jr., AHCV - Austin, TX
10:55 am

5-Minute Break
11:00 am

1.00 hr ethics

Ethical and Policy Considerations in COVID-19: Challenges Over the Course of a Pandemic and Looking Ahead to our Post-COVID Future

Explore some of the range of ethical and policy issues faced over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, from early creation and plans for implementation of frameworks for allocation of scarce resources, to considerations regarding the use of digital tools for tracking and contact tracing by governments, institutions, and businesses, and vaccine development and prioritization. Look ahead at the issues faced as communities and societies emerge out of pandemic response.

Dr. Jeffrey P. Kahn, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics - Baltimore, MD
12:00 pm

Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Violet M. Anderson

CHRISTUS Health
Irving, TX

Michelle "Missy" Apodaca

Apodaca Advocacy Group, LLC
Dallas, TX

Norman W. Baylor

Biologics Consulting
New Alexandria, VA

Kate Bechen

Husch Blackwell LLP
Milwaukee, WI

Lisa M. Frenkel

Children's Health
Dallas, TX

Lisa Atlas Genecov

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Dallas, TX

Susan Feigin Harris

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Houston, TX

John Hawkins

Texas Hospital Association
Austin, TX

Stacey Cho Hernandez

Carter Arnett PLLC
Dallas, TX

Benjamin Isgur

PwC Health Research Institute
Dallas, TX

Bethsheba Johnson

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Houston, TX

Wilson G. Jones

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Jane Jordan

Beaumont Health
Southfield, MI

Dr. Jeffrey P. Kahn

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Baltimore, MD

Allison Kassir

King & Spalding
Washington, DC

Kimberly King Webb

CHRISTUS Health
Irving, TX

Kenneth J. Kramer

Texas Health Resources
Arlington, TX

Trent Krienke

Reed, Claymon, Meeker & Hargett, PLLC
Austin, TX

Lance Lightfoot

Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

Wayne Matelski

Arent Fox
Washington, DC

B. Scott McBride

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Houston, TX

Michael McMillan

Ascension
St. Louis, MO

Virginia Alverson Mimmack

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

Susan F. Monaco

Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Dallas, TX

Kathy L. Poppitt

King & Spalding
Austin, TX

Yvonne K. Puig

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

Julian L. Rivera

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Geronimo M. Rodriguez Jr.

Ascension
Austin, TX

Kristin M. Roshelli

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

W. Christopher Shea

Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX

Sara Thomas

Harris County Attorney's Office, Harris Health System
Houston, TX

Janet Walker

Ascension
St. Louis, MO

Freddy Warner

Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX

Stephen G. (Steve) Wohleb

Texas Hospital Association
Austin, TX

Lane Wood

CHRISTUS Health
Irving, TX

Kenya S. Woodruff

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Dallas, TX

Jeff Wurzburg

Norton Rose Fulbright
San Antonio, TX

Carlos Zaffirini Jr.

AHCV
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Kathy L. Poppitt—Co-Chair

King & Spalding
Austin, TX

Yvonne K. Puig—Co-Chair

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

Michelle "Missy" Apodaca

Apodaca Advocacy Group, LLC
Dallas, TX

Sheryl T. Dacso

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Houston, TX

Lisa Atlas Genecov

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Dallas, TX

Susan Feigin Harris

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Houston, TX

Jennifer Rebecca Henderson

Driscoll Children's Hospital
Corpus Christi, TX

George B. Hernandez Jr.

University Health System
San Antonio, TX

Beth Anne Jackson

Brown & Fortunato, P.C.
Amarillo, TX

Carolynn R. Jones

Harris Health System
Houston, TX

Wilson G. Jones

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Hal Katz

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Kimberly King Webb

CHRISTUS Health
Irving, TX

Lance Lightfoot

Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

B. Scott McBride

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Houston, TX

Stuart F. Miller

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C
Houston, TX

Virginia Alverson Mimmack

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

Susan F. Monaco

Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Dallas, TX

Jennifer L. Rangel

Holland & Knight LLP
Austin, TX

Kevin A. Reed

Reed Claymon Meeker & Hargett, PLLC
Austin, TX

Julian L. Rivera

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Kristin M. Roshelli

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

Brenda T. Strama

Beatty Navarre Strama PC
Austin, TX

Janet Walker

Ascension
St. Louis, MO

Stephen G. (Steve) Wohleb

Texas Hospital Association
Austin, TX

Kenya S. Woodruff

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Dallas, TX

Credit Info

Live Webcast

MCLE Credit

Texas – 12.50 hrs | 1.00 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Health Law

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 12.50 hrs | 1.00 hrs Ethics

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Louisiana – 12.50 hrs | 1.00 hrs Ethics

To claim Louisiana MCLE credit, Louisiana credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Oklahoma – 15.00 hrs | 1.50 hrs Ethics

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.

Pennsylvania – 12.50 hrs | 1.00 hrs Ethics

To claim Pennsylvania MCLE credit, Pennsylvania credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submitted. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other States – 12.50 hrs | 1.00 hrs Ethics

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 15.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

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Live Webcast – Apr 7-9, 2021

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten offers one of the most sophisticated health care practices in the nation. We counsel health care clients on everything from medico-legal and ethical concerns to complex corporate and finance issues. Our experience encompasses transactions of all types, regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse counseling, tax exemption issues, antitrust, financings for taxable and tax-exempt entities, reimbursement, and a variety of other issues specific to the health care industry. Katten attorneys are actively involved in many aspects of the industry, representing clients in the hospital and health systems, ancillary services, physician, and life sciences sectors.
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King & Spalding

Celebrating more than 130 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a variety of entities and institutions involved in the delivery of healthcare and payment for healthcare services—from teaching hospitals to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies—across all facets of the legal issues they face. More than 400 industry professionals help our clients evaluate and alleviate risk, accomplish their strategic goals and succeed in litigation. As one of the largest healthcare practices in the country, we have received national acclaim for excellence in transactional, litigation and regulatory representation of clients across the healthcare spectrum. More information is available at www.kslaw.com/practices/healthcare.
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Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.

For more than 35 years Munsch Hardt’s Healthcare practice has helped providers (and others who work in the healthcare field) navigate the regulatory landscape in order to pursue opportunities and manage risk. If you’re doing something that has never been done before, or looking to do something better than it has ever been done, we’re here to help. Our transactional, controversy and regulatory teams partner with those innovators and middle-market companies, as well as the non-profit operators, who put mission before margin, with the goal of creating strategic relationships with business ventures that are transforming today’s healthcare. www.munsch.com/
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth’s Health Care group is uniquely positioned to partner with clients to develop successful strategies for navigating and responding to industry-specific pressures. We foster a collaborative approach, offering our clients comprehensive, thoughtful, and real-world solutions that positively impact their strategies and operations. Our practitioners in Houston are widely known as industry leaders in the Houston market. Several of our attorneys are board certified in health law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The team includes core health care lawyers, but also draws from the firm’s litigation, corporate, labor and employment, employee benefits, and real estate departments.
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Brown & Fortunato

The attorneys of Brown & Fortunato's Health Care Group counsel hospitals, health systems, physician practice groups, pharmacies, and other providers across the country on a wide variety of regulatory and business issues. The Group offers straightforward, practical advice that enables clients to operate their businesses successfully, while avoiding the many pitfalls of healthcare laws and regulations. With their in-depth understanding of the laws and regulations governing the provision of healthcare, the B&F healthcare attorneys strive to find practical, innovative solutions to problems faced by providers. B&F has eighteen attorneys in its Health Care Group, five of whom are board certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The attorneys in the Health Care Group maintain positive working relationships with all levels of government regulators and enforcement agencies.

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Haynes and Boone, LLP

Haynes and Boone’s Healthcare members have diverse backgrounds in transactional, regulatory, tax, finance, operational, clinical, litigation, and enforcement areas to offer clients services tailored to their specific needs. Our distinctive collaborative culture allows us to leverage our attorneys’ collective skills and to create innovative solutions to meet our clients’ challenges.

We regularly advise clients regarding accountable care organizations, CINs, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, HIPAA/HITECH, anti-kickback, self-referral/Stark, related state laws and the mitigation of potential enforcement actions in the event of noncompliance. Our attorneys have significant experience advising clients on repayment and disclosure options and protocols, conducting internal investigations, as well as developing compliance programs. We understand the government’s renewed interest in audits and the heightened risks related to these ongoing and future initiatives. Our lawyers recognize the value of early detection and claims prevention and understand the importance of compliance programs.
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Husch Blackwell LLP

Healthcare leaders value Husch Blackwell’s commitment to their industry. Our deeply experienced and knowledgeable health law team works across disciplines toward one goal: delivering results that allow clients to meet their business objectives.
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Jackson Walker

Jackson Walker is both the history and the future of Texas healthcare legal services. Jackson Walker has represented Texas clients since 1887 and today offers a full range of health law services to clients across the nation. Jackson Walker offers full-service legal care for its healthcare clients in its seven Texas offices. Our team of healthcare attorneys—with full support from other practice areas of the firm—handles a wide range of matters including HIPAA issues; regulatory, reimbursement, and compliance; managed care; business transactions; tax-exempt and state non-profit issues; physicians and professional organizations; hospitals and health systems; senior care; financing; licensure, certification, and accreditation; and biotechnology and biomedical.
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Thompson & Knight LLP

Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight has been at the forefront of groundbreaking litigation and transactions that have historically shaped the legal and business communities in Texas and the Southwest. Today, Thompson & Knight maintains that influence and leadership as one of the oldest and largest firms in the state, with more than 300 attorneys in its Texas and New York offices, and international offices and associations in the Americas, North Africa, and Europe. Thompson & Knight was named among the top firms in Texas for Healthcare in Chambers USA 2019 by Chambers and Partners, and the Firm routinely assists clients with the complex issues that arise from the maze of laws, rules, and public policy imposed on healthcare providers by the government and private insurers. The Firm’s healthcare attorneys have a thorough understanding of the legal issues faced by institutional and professional healthcare providers and can help clients interface with governmental entities at all levels.
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32nd Annual

Health Law Conference

Live Webcast Apr 7-9, 2021 Conference Concluded

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Overview

Event Schedule

Wednesday Morning, Apr. 7, 2021

Wednesday Evening, Apr. 7, 2021

Thursday Morning, Apr. 8, 2021

Thursday Afternoon, Apr. 8, 2021

Friday Morning, Apr. 9, 2021

Conference Faculty

Violet M. Anderson

Michelle "Missy" Apodaca

Norman W. Baylor

Kate Bechen

Lisa M. Frenkel

Lisa Atlas Genecov

Susan Feigin Harris

John Hawkins

Stacey Cho Hernandez

Benjamin Isgur

Bethsheba Johnson

Wilson G. Jones

Jane Jordan

Dr. Jeffrey P. Kahn

Allison Kassir

Kimberly King Webb

Kenneth J. Kramer

Trent Krienke

Lance Lightfoot

Wayne Matelski

B. Scott McBride

Michael McMillan

Virginia Alverson Mimmack

Susan F. Monaco

Kathy L. Poppitt

Yvonne K. Puig

Julian L. Rivera

Geronimo M. Rodriguez Jr.

Kristin M. Roshelli

W. Christopher Shea

Sara Thomas

Janet Walker

Freddy Warner

Stephen G. (Steve) Wohleb

Lane Wood

Kenya S. Woodruff

Jeff Wurzburg

Carlos Zaffirini Jr.

Planning Committee

Kathy L. Poppitt—Co-Chair

Yvonne K. Puig—Co-Chair

Michelle "Missy" Apodaca

Sheryl T. Dacso

Lisa Atlas Genecov

Susan Feigin Harris

Jennifer Rebecca Henderson

George B. Hernandez Jr.

Beth Anne Jackson

Carolynn R. Jones

Wilson G. Jones

Hal Katz

Kimberly King Webb

Lance Lightfoot

B. Scott McBride

Stuart F. Miller

Virginia Alverson Mimmack

Susan F. Monaco

Jennifer L. Rangel

Kevin A. Reed

Julian L. Rivera

Kristin M. Roshelli

Brenda T. Strama

Janet Walker

Stephen G. (Steve) Wohleb

Kenya S. Woodruff

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

32^nd Annual

Live Webcast Apr 7-9, 2021
Conference Concluded