Bass, Berry & Sims member Bill Mathias serves as the co-chair of The Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law Conference (EMI) alongside Hayley Penan (California Department of Justice Attorney, General’s Office Healthcare Rights & Access Section). Join the faculty of leading healthcare experts as they provide an insider’s view of the cutting-edge topics and timely issues affecting the industry today. The faculty will guide you through critical discussions that include the future of federal and state healthcare programs, medical-legal partnerships, prioritizing diversity and inclusion in the industry, big data and updated Stark information.

Bass, Berry & Sims member Travis Lloyd will be speaking on a panel titled “The Physician Self-Referral Law: Recent Developments & Persistent Problems”. Travis will be speaking with Lisa Wilson, senior advisor at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The panel will highlight recent developments with respect to the federal physician self-referral law, also known as the Stark law, including agency guidance, advisory opinions, and updates to the CMS Voluntary Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol. The session will delve into complex compliance challenges facing providers and suppliers.