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Membership Benefits
Membership in Health Lawyers is individual rather than
organizational. Your membership is personal and fully portable should
you change employment. Health Lawyers offers the following membership
categories: Attorney, Health Professional, Government, Academician,
Paralegal, and Student. (Printable
Summary of Membership Benefits)
Join today using our
online membership process!
Benefits of Membership
- Sixteen Practice
Groups to serve the needs of Health Lawyers' diverse
membership. To learn more about Practice Groups—what they do and
how you can benefit from enrollment—download this resource
that reviews the 2007-2008 projects and activities undertaken by the
Association's 16 groups.
- Health and Life Sciences Law Daily — a daily digest
of the most important health and legal news culled from thousands of
sources and delivered, as a benefit, to members' email inboxes.
- Online Health
Law Digest, an extensive monthly synopsis of the most current
state and federal court decisions in the field of health law with
alphabetical and jurisdictional indices.
- Health
Lawyers News, a monthly magazine devoted to health-related
legislative and regulatory activity at both state and federal levels.
Highlights legal and executive job opportunities in health law;
announces speaking and writing opportunities for educational programs
and publications; and reports on the professional activities of members.
(Student members do not receive this benefit.)
- Health Lawyers Weekly, a
comprehensive online news and analysis service providing in-depth
reporting on the latest developments affecting health law. Each Friday,
all AHLA members are emailed the latest issue, which includes top news
stories, important case law, and federal and state legislative and
regulatory developments, as well as regular articles and analyses on
issues relevant to your health law practice.
- Discounts on Publications: Members are entitled to significant
discounts on Health Lawyers publications. Our
publications cover all the hot topics in health law. Types of
publications include:
- The
Cornerstone Series, books written and reviewed by Health Lawyers
members who are experts in their respective health law fields. They
provide information that is introductory or refresher in nature and are
indexed for quick reference. Each book combines background information
with the most current details and reference data available. They are
designed for the new-to-intermediate lawyer and are a premier source for
basic health law information as well as the cornerstone for any health
law library.
- The
Expert Series, monographs that offer concise, legal information and
analysis for the intermediate and advanced health lawyer on cutting-edge
legal issues. Offers practical strategies and potential resolutions to
assist even the most sophisticated attorney in advising clients on
complicated legal issues.
- Colloquium
Reports, the result of special colloquia held to advance Health
Lawyers' public interest mission. Reports are distributed to members,
and various constituency groups, including consumer groups and state and
federal policy makers.
- Practice
Guide Series, highly acclaimed publications on key areas of health
law like the Managed Care Handbook, Hospital-Affiliated
Integrated Delivery Systems Handbook and the Peer Review
Guidebook.
- Membership
Directory, a comprehensive index of the Association's membership
that lets members network with their colleagues from across the country.
Downloaded in a compact, encrypted format, this Membership Directory
resides directly on your computer desktop. The Directory is easily
accessible, giving members instant access whether in the office or on
the road visiting clients. Members can choose to receive updated
information and revisions on a regular basis—meaning the Directory
is never 'out of print.' As an added bonus, members are able to write
and save notes within individual records, bookmark selected records, and
email another member directly from the Directory. If you've never
accessed the Membership Directory before, you'll want to download this
Guide.
It will provide you with helpful hints on how to download and navigate
through this Directory.
- We have created a user-friendly Website
Guide for members to help them utilize the many features, resources,
and tools that exist on the Association's website. You can get a
refresher on how to log in for the first time; how to register for a
program or teleconference; and how to purchase a publication.
- Career Center,
published monthly in the magazine and continuously on the Web site,
listing available legal and executive job openings. Members receive a
special discount when placing a Position Wanted advertisement.
- Find a Member
quickly—search by last name, firm, city or state to find a member.
Locate peers having similar practice areas of interest or who are
enrolled in a specific Practice Group.
- Health Lawyers is an approved sponsor of continuing legal
education and continuing professional education credits in most
states that require them. We also apply for various other types of
professional education credit when appropriate.
- A "Call
for Speakers" for each of Health Lawyers' national programs is
published in Health Lawyers
News. Members interested in being on the faculty may submit a
proposal on a specific topic accompanied by a resume or curriculum
vitae.
- A "Call
for Writers" is published in Health Lawyers
News. Members interested in writing a book, monograph or
analysis of a current health law issue may submit a request on a
specific topic accompanied by a resume or curriculum vitae.
- Written materials as well as audio tapes are available from Health
Lawyers programs. Guides to Seminar
Materials, a catalogue of the papers presented at
each of Health Lawyers' educational programs, are provided to members
with information on ordering individual papers or the complete set of
course materials.
- The Alternative
Dispute Resolution Service provides experienced mediators,
arbitrators, and hearing officers to resolve disputes in the healthcare
industry.
Membership Dues
Dues for attorney members are based on the date of admission to the Bar.
Other dues categories are available for government attorneys,
academicians (full-time faculty), paralegals, health professionals, and
full-time law students. Get a complete listing of dues and membership
types.
You are billed annually for dues to coincide with the month that you
joined Health Lawyers. The price of an annual subscription to the online
Health Law Digest ($55) and the Health Lawyers News ($35)
for Health Lawyers members is included inseparably in your dues.
Join today using our
secure online membership process!
Related Files
Member Services Guide (PDF File)
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