Navigating Pharmacy Law & Healthcare Compliance with Nick Meza

In this episode of the Phoenix Prosperity Podcast, Tim Fergestad sits down with healthcare attorney Nick Meza, Partner at Quarles & Brady and Chair of the firm’s Phoenix Health and Life Sciences Practice Group. Nick shares his deep experience working with pharmacies, physician groups, healthcare innovators, and life sciences companies navigating today’s fast-changing regulatory landscape.

Nick explains how outdated healthcare regulations are colliding with modern innovation, especially in pharmacy operations, telehealth, AI, and multi-state healthcare delivery models. He discusses the challenges healthcare companies face when trying to improve efficiency while still staying compliant with complex state and federal laws.

The conversation also explores the growing role of private equity in healthcare, the ongoing national debate surrounding Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), and how states are responding with new legislation and ownership disclosure requirements.

Tim and Nick also dive into artificial intelligence in both law and healthcare. Nick shares how AI tools are already helping law firms improve efficiency while also creating new risks around accuracy and oversight. On the healthcare side, he highlights Utah’s groundbreaking AI prescribing platform and discusses what these changes could mean for providers, pharmacists, and patients in the future.

Nick also reflects on his own journey from public health and community healthcare work into law, and shares why building strong professional relationships has been one of the most valuable lessons in his career.

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