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Our Mission
Leading health law to excellence through education, information, and
dialogue, the American Health Lawyers Association (Health
Lawyers) is the nation's largest, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3)
educational organization devoted to legal issues in the healthcare field
with more than 10,000 members. Currently 37 staff members are
responsible for the operational activities of the organization.
Health Lawyers provides resources to address the issues facing its
active members who practice in law firms, government, in-house settings
and academia and who represent the entire spectrum of the health
industry: physicians, hospitals and health systems, health maintenance
organizations, health insurers, life sciences, managed care companies,
nursing facilities, home care providers, and consumers.
As a 501(c)(3) organization, Health Lawyers is prohibited by law from
lobbying Congress. The public interest efforts of Health Lawyers
are designed to provide pro bono materials to the public at
large. Visit our Public Interest page for more information about our
various initiatives and publications and to make a donation to our
Public Interest efforts.
Our Commitment to Diversity:
In principle and in practice, the American Health Lawyers Association
values and seeks diverse and inclusive participation within the
Association regardless of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation,
national origin, or disability. The Association welcomes all members as
it leads health law to excellence through education, information and
dialogue.
Our Priorities
- Diversity Statement
- Practice Groups: To facilitate the exchange of ideas
and information among the health law and life sciences communities.
- Education/Programs: To be a premier provider of
continuing education opportunities for its members and for the health
law community.
- Professional Resources: To provides our members and
the health law community with publications and electronic products
written and developed by our member experts that are essential resources
for understanding the complexities of health law.
- Professional Advancement: Fostering the professional
advancement and career development of the health law
community.
- Public Interest: To serve as a public resource on
selected healthcare legal issues.
- AHLA Fellows: Honors accomplishments of the leading
health law experts across the country.
Our Members
Health Lawyers’ membership is diverse not only in background
but in their practice areas and settings. More than 10,000 members
strong, the membership of Health Lawyers includes in-house counsel, solo
practitioners, health professionals, government attorneys, academicians,
and students. Learn more about the benefits of membership in
Health Lawyers by visiting the Membership area of our website. Health Lawyers
offers membership to individuals, students, academics, government
employees, as well as an alliance program for Student and State Health Law Organizations. Join today!
Our Governance
Health Lawyers is governed by a Board of 27 members. The Board of Directors meets twice a year in person.
The Board also meets several times a year by telephone conference. Board
members serve on the following Committees: Nominating, Public Interest,
Membership, Audit, Finance, Program, and Publications. Health Lawyers
also has a Past Presidents' Council. An Executive Committee
composed of 10 members meets 4-6 times a year in person and by telephone
conference.
Our History
On July 1, 1997, the National Health Lawyers Association (NHLA) and
the American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
(AAHA) combined into a single organization, creating the nation's
largest educational organization devoted to legal issues in the health
industry. Read more about our history.
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