We help clients stay ahead of the shifts with an approach built on a deep understanding of healthcare law and years of experience in developing innovative legal solutions to your needs.
Our lawyers and policy advisors have decades of experience in statutory and regulatory analysis, healthcare compliance, government investigations, litigation and corporate transactions.
In addition, we have had a hand in shaping most of the major healthcare laws over the past four decades, including:
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
Medicare Modernization Act of 2003
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Budget reconciliation laws of the 1980s
Healthcare legal team members have served as senior congressional staffers on committees with jurisdiction over healthcare and related areas such as labor and pension law. The co-chair of our practice was the general counsel of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Other members of the team have similar high-level experience, including working in senior positions at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Our fluency in healthcare laws and policy helps us to help our clients develop successful strategies for navigating the complex healthcare environment. Crucial to the successful execution of those strategies is our ability to build and maintain relationships with key legislators and government regulators. These relationships enable us to represent our clients’ views directly to the people responsible for setting the country’s healthcare agenda.
Foley Hoag also has extensive experience in representing a wide-range of clients targeted by OIG, DOJ and congressional investigations; defending against civil and criminal fraud claims; and assisting clients with healthcare compliance efforts.
Resource Center
FEDERAL ACTIONS: STAYING INFORMED
As we navigate the changes in Washington, our team of legal professionals stands ready to help your organization anticipate and adapt to evolving federal policies, market dynamics and state and local updates. Visit our Federal Actions Resource Center to stay up-to-date.
We represent a wide range of clients from across the healthcare industry spectrum including:
digital health companies
pharmaceutical companies
medical device manufacturers
diagnostic companies
institutional providers, including hospitals, dialysis providers, and long-term care facilities
physicians and medical groups
home health agencies
payers, including Medicare Advantage and Part D plans
commercial insurers
employee and health benefit managers
healthcare trade associations
Awards & Accolades
Awards & Accolades
Recognized nationally as a leading healthcare law firm by Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" 2025
Awards & Accolades
Ranked as a leading healthcare law firm based on client and market feedback in Chambers USA 2024
The Legal 500
Recognized as a leader in Healthcare: Life Sciences and M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500 million) by The Legal 500 United States 2024
Best Lawyers
55 Foley Hoag lawyers were listed in the 2025 edition; 2 attorneys named "Lawyer of the Year" and 38 attorneys recognized as “Ones to Watch”
Awards & Accolades
Partner & Healthcare Co-Chair Tom Barker named a 2018 Law360 Health MVP for his work on complex federal and state health care legal and regulatory matters
Medicaid & the Law Blog
Healthcare is one of the most intricate and constantly changing areas of the law. Our Medicaid and the Law blog offers legal, regulatory and strategic advise on the largest health insurance payer in the United States, and one of the most complicated and least understood areas of healthcare law.
Inflation Reduction Act: Prescription Drug Pricing
Our skilled Healthcare Regulatory team is advising clients on implementation of the historic Medicare drug price negotiation and new drug pricing policy changes passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Our nationally recognized Life Sciences practice can help you navigate the issues associated with the development and commercialization of innovative medical products and services
Foley Hoag brings together a team of attorneys across several practices that can assist companies and their leadership as they adjust, prepare and meet the challenges of generative AI successfully.
We advise early stage to global leaders of drug, biological and medical device companies on a broad range of health policy matters impacting novel technologies with a particular expertise on Medicare coverage, coding and payment determinations.
We advise leading companies across the digital health spectrum, from disease diagnostics, to digital treatment therapeutics, to tech-driven health insurance platforms
Our skilled Healthcare Regulatory team is advising clients on implementation of the historic Medicare drug price negotiation and new drug pricing policy changes passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
We help healthcare providers achieve their business and strategic goals when it comes to their participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and in the commercial insurance market
We help Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, Medicaid managed care plans, pharmacy benefit managers, and commercial insurers navigate the complex U.S. healthcare system
Our policy practice advises stakeholders on policy development, implementation, and advocacy strategy related to disability and education legislation
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