Empowering safety net health organizations to harness AI for better patient outcomes, improved care provider experience, and operational excellence

“AI in Action: Practical Applications for Safety Net Providers” is a monthly Zoom series, co-hosted by the Center for Care Innovations, Health AI Partnership, and Alliance Chicago that is dedicated to exploring research and implementation of AI-based solutions that address the unique challenges and opportunities within Federally Qualified Health Centers and safety net healthcare organizations, promoting equitable access and improved patient outcomes.

A special health AI hub x AI in action crossover!

Date and Time

July 28 at 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to join the meeting.

Topic

Health AI Policy in 2026: Navigating the Federal-State Divide

Session Description

Health AI policy has reached an inflection point in 2026. States have introduced more than 250 bills this year focused on guardrails around AI chatbots, clinical oversight and patient consent, payor use of AI in utilization management and downcoding, liability, and transparency. The federal government is moving in the opposite direction, with the White House, Congress, and agencies advancing a deregulatory, pro-adoption posture and actively pressuring states to stand down. For health tech leaders, this divergence creates both opportunity and risk: AI sandboxes and regulatory relief programs in states like Utah and Texas are opening new pathways to market, while federal initiatives including CMMI’s ACCESS Model, FDA’s TEMPO Pilot, ARPA-H’s ADVOCATE program, and CMS’s new Digital Health Tech Ecosystem are reshaping reimbursement, regulatory pathways, and commercial strategy.

Join Randi Seigel, Jared Augenstein and Maya Shashoua of Manatt Health for a practical session that cuts through the noise, surfaces the state and federal actions most likely to affect your product, go-to-market, and compliance decisions, and highlights what to watch through the rest of 2026.

Speakers

Jared Augenstein, MA, MPH

Jared Augenstein is a senior managing director with Manatt Health, an interdisciplinary policy and business advisory practice of Manatt. He provides strategic business advice, policy design and analysis as well as project management to health care providers, health tech companies, state and local governments, foundations, life sciences companies, and other health care organizations. Jared’s primary areas of focus are advising private- and public-sector clients on health technology, telehealth, artificial and augmented intelligence, care model design and transformation, federal and state health policy trends, and provider markets.

Jared has extensive experience in the digital health space, regularly advising health systems, policymakers, innovators and investors on digital health and virtual care strategy, remote monitoring, AI, implementation, operations, and policy. Jared has published extensively on a range of topics related to digital transformation, telemedicine and health system strategy, including coauthorships with the American Medical Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Commonwealth Fund, Health Affairs and others.

Randi Seigel, JD

Randi Seigel provides legal and strategic counsel to health care providers, emerging health tech and services companies, women’s health companies, insurers, and post-acute care providers. Randi brings substantial knowledge of complex health care regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state privacy laws, state licensure and scope of practice laws, telehealth, artificial intelligence, Medicare and Medicaid conditions of participation and billing, fraud and abuse laws, and other regulatory and enforcement matters. Randi’s deep understanding of the health care players—from commercial and government payors to providers—brings valuable insights to her clients to assist them as they develop and execute their strategic goals. Randi also supports her clients in structuring innovative payment arrangements, assessing the risks and regulatory impacts of complex transactions, and responding to government audits.

Maya Shashoua, MPH

Maya Shashoua is a manager for Manatt Health in the Firm’s New York office. Maya monitors and analyzes a broad range of health policy and business issues, market developments, and other emerging health care trends.

Before joining Manatt, Maya served as a program associate for an urban community medical center, where she facilitated the implementation of population health initiatives in the primary care setting and coordinated transitions to value-based care arrangements with public and private payers. Previously, Maya held an associate position at a public health consulting firm, and she has additional experience focused on health equity policy design in a state-based health insurance market.

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