Emerging Legal Issues in Healthcare
Join the Massachusetts Bar Association's Health Law Section on Thursday, Oct.
8, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., for its annual conference. This year's event will be
in person at the Massachusetts Bar Association, 20 West St., Boston.
The conference will explore the evolving legal, regulatory and practical
challenges facing healthcare attorneys, providers and organizations. With
significant changes occurring across healthcare regulation, reimbursement,
medical autonomy and emerging technology, this year’s conference will provide
timely insight into the issues health law practitioners need to understand and
be prepared to address. Attendees will hear from knowledgeable practitioners and
industry professionals while having the opportunity to exchange perspectives
with colleagues from across the commonwealth.
Conference speakers and topics will include:
- The Shifting Tide: Developments in State and
Federal Laws Regulating PBMs
Ron Lanton, Esq., Senior Partner I Global Strategist, Lanton, Lanton
& Sosa Law PLLC; Bhagyashree Sonwane, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, Massachusetts
Association of Health Plans; and Ryann Abrams, PharmD, Director of
Pharmacy, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center and Past President of
Massachusetts Pharmacists Association; Ivy Miller, JD, MPH, Robinson+Cole - Pulling the Thread: The Playbook Behind the Attack on Medical
Autonomy
Sapna Khatri, Esq., Executive Director, BU Law Program on
Reproductive Justice - Two Sides of the Reimbursement Coin: Underpayments, Overpayments,
and the Provider Playbook
Chris Parrella, Esq., Parrella Health Law; and
Patrick J. Sheehan, Esq., Whatley Kallas - Artificial Intelligence, Real Consequences: Healthcare in the Age
of Sea Change
Larry Vernaglia, Esq., and Kate Pamperin, Esq.,
Foley & Lardner LLP
Registration and Pricing:
Register today at www.MassBar.org/HLConference or email Keith West at kwest@massbar.org or
call (617) 338-0561.
Registration for the Health Law Conference will include admission to the
Massachusetts Bar Association's Welcome Back Reception, taking place immediately
following the conference on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the
Back Deck, 2 West St., Boston (next door to the MBA).
Registration is required by 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5, to participate
in this program. MBA members receive a special registration rate (join
today!), and law students attend for FREE.
Pricing (Includes Welcome Back Reception):
MBA Members:
$50
Non-Members: $125
Students: Free
We hope you will join us for an informative Health Law Conference, followed
by an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues at the Welcome Back
Reception.