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The Shifting Healthcare Reimbursement Landscape: CMS Hot Topics

March 02, 2026

Foley Hoag is pleased to sponsor NEHEN’s March event, “The Shifting Healthcare Reimbursement Landscape: CMS Hot Topics.” This timely networking event is focused on CMS policy and the evolving reimbursement landscape. Changes in Medicare and Medicaid coverage, payment models, and regulatory oversight are shifting how healthcare products and services are developed, evaluated, and scaled in the U.S.

This program will explore how reimbursement policy is affecting innovation, investment decisions, and go-to-market strategies across healthcare and life sciences. Discussion topics include:
  • Key CMS reimbursement trends impacting providers, payers, and innovators
  • Medicare and Medicaid coverage, payment, and enforcement priorities
  • Reimbursement challenges for emerging technologies and care models
  • Policy considerations for startups navigating multi-payer environments
  • Best practices for aligning reimbursement strategy with regulatory and clinical planning
The panel will be moderated by Caroline Farrell and feature Edo Banach, Thomas Barker, and Liz Leahy, who together have spent nearly three decades working on novel CMS policies for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.