American Bar Association Health Law Section

Only one month left until #EMI2025! We cannot wait to create more lasting memories with you all 🎉 There are only a few days left to book a hotel room at the group rate so don't wait! For more information, go to ambar.org/emi2025

A message from Health Law Section Chair Matthew Fisher. To read the whole statement, visit ambar.org/hlsnews

"While the significant shortage of anesthesiologists continues to plague the American healthcare system, CRNAs aim to fill gaps in care." In this week's Expert's Corner, Curtis Bernstein and Allison Carty, JD, MBA from Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting discuss "Nurse Anesthetists at the Forefront of Evolving Healthcare Delivery Models" https://lnkd.in/gDxDHqUp

This month in Health Lawyer: Big Questions Remain After HHS Overhauled Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Regulations By Adam Greene, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Ready, SET, Go: Making Single Embryo Transfers the Legal Standard By Cameron Morgan, University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law California’s Justice-Involved Medicaid Initiatives: Good on Paper but No Bite? By Matthew (Matt) Halverson, Esq. https://lnkd.in/gVDQRiAp

#EMI2025 is less than 2 months away! We are so excited to be in Long Beach in April. The early bird registration rate expires this Friday (2/28) so act fast and register today to save up to $100! https://lnkd.in/gc6Nh-GY

We are now accepting applications for our 2025-26 Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship Award Program. The Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship will be awarded to up to 5 Young Lawyers who are actively practicing health law, and interested in expanding their career development opportunities through networking within the ABA Health Law Section. The deadline to submit is May 2, 2025.

In this week’s HLbytes Roundup, host Andrew Demetriou discusses the byte “District Court Orders Federal Agencies to Restore Access to Resources for HIV Prevention and Contraceptives” submitted by Sam Ruddy and Caitlin Forsyth and more. For more on these stories and others like it, go to ambar.org/hlsnews and check your inbox every Wednesday for the next edition of HLbytes. https://lnkd.in/gicxxthM

The appointment of Andrew Ferguson as FTC chair is likely to lead to the repeal of the Final Rule banning non-compete agreements. Currently, three lawsuits are challenging the FTC’s substantive rulemaking power required to issue the Final Rule, and each suit is pending appeal. In this ABA Health eSource article, law student Bennett Matson of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law takes a look at the future of non-competes under the current administration. https://lnkd.in/gxax3gty

The Health Law Section is pleased to announce the Sixth Annual Emerging Young Lawyers in Healthcare awards. This is for young lawyers who exemplify a broad range of achievement, vision, leadership, and legal and community service in health law. Awardees will be recognized at the Emerging Issues Conference being held April 2-4, 2025 in Long Beach, California. Applicants must be members of the ABA and Health Law Section and the recipient(s) must be present to receive the award. The deadline to submit nominations for this award is March 7, 2025. https://lnkd.in/gu5u5b7G

New Episode of Voices in Health Law: Join Stephanie Dorvil, Reema Taneja and Nawa Lodin for an insightful conversation about the regulatory landscape of AI and digital health https://lnkd.in/gicxxthM