Healthcare2026-10-23T07:06:49-04:00
Policy Expertise

Healthcare

Ferox advises clients navigating the rapidly evolving policy, regulatory, and political landscape shaping American healthcare.

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HUSTLE IS OUR STRATEGY

Ferox is a small, savvy firm with a big record of success. We serve clients ranging from nonprofit organizations to Fortune 500 companies, and our work spans multiple policy areas. Bloomberg Government has named Ferox a leading firm for seven consecutive years. That recognition reflects what our clients already know: we have unrivaled relationships with policymakers and thought leaders, inside the Beltway and beyond.

In health care, those relationships reach across the federal ecosystem. Our team works with the White House, the Department of Health and Human Services, CMS, and FDA. We also work with the bipartisan congressional leaders and committees that write and fund health policy. That reach lets us follow an issue from a committee markup to a final rule, and we keep our clients engaged at every step along the way.

Our clients count on us for more than access. We gather and analyze political intelligence, build bipartisan support, guide clients through congressional and executive investigations, and help shape complex federal regulations. That work has produced real results. We helped extend FDA’s rare pediatric disease priority review voucher program, streamline generic drug approvals, and pass the ORPHAN Cures Act. Our advocacy for the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act over several sessions of Congress helped lead to a historic CMS proposed rule to cover anti-obesity medications in Medicare.

Washington’s health care policy community is large, diverse, and always changing. Ferox helps clients cut through it. We bring the expertise and access of a big firm, along with the hustle, speed, and creative thinking of a startup. The result is a team that moves quickly and stays focused on outcomes. When we take on a goal for a client, we pursue it until it’s done.

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MEET THE HEALTH CARE TEAM

Michael Taggart, Principal, Health Care Co-Lead

Michael Taggart

Principal, Health Care
Co-Lead

Debra Dixon, Principal, Health Care Co-Lead

Debra Dixon

Principal, Health Care
Co-Lead

Mark Williams, Principal

Mark Williams

Principal
Cristina Antelo, Principal

Cristina Antelo

Principal
Zack Friend, Health Policy Manager

Zack Friend

Health Policy Manager
United States White House
Administration and agencies

Ferox has strong relationships throughout the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including close ties to:

  • The White House Office of Legislative Affairs
  • The National Economic Council
  • The Domestic Policy Council
  • HHS Office of the Secretary
  • HHS Office of Legislative Affairs
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
United States Congress
Congress

Ferox maintains robust relationships and experience working with bipartisan leaders in the health space, including House and Senate leadership, as well as:

  • House Energy and Commerce Committee
  • House Ways and Means Committee
  • House Education and Workforce Committee
  • Senate Finance Committee
  • Senate HELP Committee
  • House Judiciary Committee
  • Senate Judiciary Committee
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CAPABILITIES

In a dynamic political landscape laden with complex legislative processes, tight budgets, and shifting regulations, Ferox provides clarity, agility, and impact. Ferox’s team has deep political expertise, tireless commitment, and a proven track record of imaginative strategies that have led to client wins.

Our ability to successfully navigate Congress and the administration has been especially crucial to our clients, given the ever-changing dynamics at HHS, FDA, and CMS, and in Congress.

Our core government relations offerings include:
  • Gather and analyze political intelligence
  • Successfully navigate congressional and executive investigations
  • Develop key allies within the U.S. government
  • Influence legislative outcomes
  • Navigate and influence complex federal regulation
  • Develop bipartisan stakeholder mapping and engagement strategies
  • Incorporate PAC work to enhance federal strategies

FAQ’s

What does a health care lobbying firm do?2026-10-04T16:06:20-04:00

A health care lobbying firm helps organizations influence federal health policy. Ferox gathers political intelligence, builds bipartisan support in Congress, engages agencies like HHS, CMS, and FDA, and helps clients shape legislation and regulation.

Which congressional committees does Ferox work with?2026-10-04T16:07:23-04:00

Our team works with House and Senate leadership and with the House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, and Judiciary Committees. In the Senate, we also work with the Finance, HELP, and Judiciary Committees.

Which agencies does Ferox work with on health care?2026-10-04T16:07:02-04:00

Ferox has strong relationships with the White House, including the Office of Legislative Affairs, the National Economic Council, and the Domestic Policy Council. We also work across HHS, including the Office of the Secretary, CMS, and FDA.

Representative Health Care Clients
Surgenex
Association for Accessible Medicines
Stoke Therapeutics
Avidity Biosciences
Rare Disease Company Coalition
Fresenius Kabi
Lilly
Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease
Viatris
Atrium Therapeutics
ERIC
RMTA
Neurelis
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RECORD OF SUCCESS

Reauthorizing incentives for rare disease development within FDA by extending the PRV program under the Mikela Nylon Give Kids A Chance Act.

Streamlining generic drug approvals through the passage of the Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act.

Delivering on an IRA fix by passing the Optimizing Research Progress Hope And New Cures (ORPHAN Cures) Act.

Secured bicameral report language in the State and Foreign Operations Bill supporting the expansion of local manufacturing investments made in PEPFAR.

Advocacy for the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act over multiple congressional cycles led to a historic CMS proposed rule to cover AOMs in Medicare.

Consistently delivering on high-level meetings with senior officials at the White House, HHS, CMS, and FDA, as well as key Congressional health care leaders.

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