The American Health Law Association (AHLA) recently released its annual Top Honors List – recognizing and celebrating organizations that consistently and enthusiastically sustain their affiliation with AHLA and encourage colleagues, employees, and members to affiliate with AHLA. On the 2024 Top Honors List, Bass, Berry & Sims was recognized as the third largest healthcare law firm. This year’s ranking was based on AHLA organization members as of March 31, 2024. The full list will be printed in the July/August 2024 issue of AHLA’s Health Law Connections magazine.
Bill Mathias – Fraud and Compliance Forum Program Planning Committee
In addition, Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Bill Mathias was named a member of the AHLA’s Fraud and Compliance Forum Program Planning Committee. This conference features sessions led by fraud and compliance specialists who work with a wide variety of healthcare providers, as well as presenters from federal healthcare fraud regulatory and enforcement agencies. The planning committee puts together a conference that addresses emerging regulatory trends, recent case law and legislative developments, and how they will affect legal and compliance practices in healthcare. The 2024 event will be held October 28-30 in Baltimore, Maryland. More information about the conference can be found here.
Bill has more than 25 years of experience helping national healthcare organizations address their thorniest healthcare regulatory issues. Bill is a recognized authority on the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the Stark Physician Self-Referral Law, the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) and the federal Civil Monetary Penalty regulations. He regularly assists with government investigations and defending False Claims Act lawsuits and other enforcement actions. Read more about Bill’s practice here.
Bill joins several other attorneys currently serving in leadership positions within AHLA:
- Stewart Kameen: Vice Chair of Education – Fraud and Abuse Practice Group
- Jennifer Michael: Vice Chair of Education – Payers, Plans and Managed Care Practice Group
- Danielle Sloane: Vice Chair of Education – Life Sciences Practice Group
These attorneys are continuing the firm’s long history of AHLA leadership, including Cindy Reisz who served as board president in 2021, Julia Tamulis who served as past chair of the Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group, and Angela Humphreys who previously served on the Planning Committee for the Transactions Conference, among others.
About the Bass, Berry & Sims Healthcare Practice
The Bass, Berry & Sims national Healthcare Practice is marked by an integrated approach and unmatched regulatory knowledge, and comprised of experienced attorneys who leverage their diverse strengths to meet the demands of our clients. Our team encompasses the multitude of legal specialties necessary to service one of the largest, most highly regulated industries in the United States. More information about our Healthcare Practice can be found here.