New England Healthcare Executive Network Member Meeting

Monday, March 2nd, 2026 | 8:00 am – 10:00 am

FOLEY HOAG LLP
Seaport West, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston

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Program Description

We’re pleased to invite you to a timely networking event 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

Hear from seasoned experts as they share practical insights and real-world strategies for navigating today’s reimbursement environment. Our panel features Caroline Farrell, Edo Banach, and Thomas Barker, who together have spent nearly three decades working on novel CMS policies for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Following the panel, join us for a lively, moderated Q&A session, where your questions and insights will enrich the conversation.

This program offers an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas, understand emerging risks, and stay ahead of reimbursement developments that could significantly influence your organization’s strategy.

Meet the Experts:

 

Edo Banach

Partner, Co-Chair, Healthcare Department, Foley Hoag

Edo Banach brings deep expertise in Medicare and Medicaid law and policy, particularly in long-term and post-acute care. He regularly advises organizations on Medicare-Medicaid coordination, including Special Needs Plans (SNPs), PACE, LTSS, and Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS).

Thomas Barker

Partner, Foley Hoag

Thomas Barker focuses on complex federal and state healthcare regulatory matters, with particular expertise in Medicare and Medicaid coverage, reimbursement, and oversight. He represents providers and payers before CMS, HHS, and the U.S. Congress.

Moderated By:

Caroline L. Farrell

Counsel, Foley Hoag

Caroline Farrell provides legal and regulatory counseling as well as investigation, litigation, and transactional support to healthcare payers, providers, suppliers, trade associations, and other healthcare businesses, including private equity and other healthcare investors.