Speakers

 Alan Horowitz, RN, JD will be speaking to our group on Medical Aid in Dying. Before law, Alan worked as a registered respiratory therapist and registered nurse and held clinical, faculty and management positions at major medical centers. Prior to joining the law firm of Arnall Golden Gregory (AGG) as a partner and of counsel, Alan served as assistant regional counsel at the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the General Counsel (OGC). He worked closely with, and litigated cases on behalf of, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). He also worked with the U.S. Attorneys’ Office defending Medicare coverage determinations and Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) cases. Currently, as counsel to providers, Alan has successfully negotiated and litigated significant cases against CMS.

Prior to joining AGG, Alan was the acting director of ECRI Institute’s National Center for Independent Medical Review and served as the director of clinical and legal affairs for the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). In addition to maintaining his own law practice, Alan served as in-house counsel and program director for the pilot SNF-based ventilator-dependent program in New Jersey.

Alan has co-authored and co-edited the AHLA publication, Post-Acute Care Handbook: Regulatory, Risk and Compliance Issues, chapters in books including medical textbooks as well as having written dozens of articles regarding various aspects of health law. Additionally, Alan has been a frequent presenter at national and state forums on topics regarding health law.