DC Based Government Relations
  • WHG helps clients solve problems navigating the Government’s complex healthcare policy structure and multi-layered decision-making to develop effective government relations strategies.
  • We engage in dialogue - understanding the nuances of how the Administration, Congress and Federal Agencies interact in shaping healthcare policy is critical to implementation.
  • The WHG team’s years of healthcare industry and government relations experience positions us uniquely to best understand our client’s challenges and develop targeted government relations strategies.
  • Our network is deep, and our relationships are strong nationwide throughout the healthcare industry.
  • We survey the current political and policy landscape, then match emerging practices with the client's goals and identify opportunities and threats.
  • We use our knowledge base to craft succinct and powerful messaging to best articulate our client’s challenges and effectively educate key decision-makers and influencers on policy solution pathways.
  • WHG is conveniently located on Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House. 
  • Our close proximity to Capitol Hill, Administration and many federal agencies allows us to respond quickly for a face-to-face meeting on our client’s behalf, should the need arise.
Important links:
cms.gov
fda.gov
​hhs.gov
house.gov
senate.gov
whitehouse.gov
Government Relations Core Services
  • Healthcare Strategy Development
  • Succinct And Powerful Messaging
  • Legislative Strategy
  • Grassroots Advocacy
  • HHS and CMS Policy Work
  • Federal Agency Regulatory Work
  • Monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on healthcare policy, legislative and regulatory developments
Health Policy Legislation
  • In Congress at least 6 different full committees and their respective subcommittees have appropriations, jurisdiction and oversight responsibility over healthcare.
  • Complicating the approach is the probable and rapid change in ideology and health policy with every election cycle as Congressional Members, health committees, staff and agency administrators change.
  • The WHG team’s years of healthcare industry experience puts us in a unique position to help our clients craft succinct and powerful messaging to best articulate their needs to the policy makers.
  • WHG attends legislative health policy hearings to better serve our clients staying current on the ever changing political and policy landscape.
Health Policy Implementation
  • HHS - CMS - FDA has multiple centers, offices and administrative contractors and have jurisdiction over reimbursement coding, coverage and payment methodologies for healthcare products and services. 
  • HHS - CMS has weighty discretion in interpretation and implementation of legislated health policy.
  • WHG attends Federal Agency health policy public meetings to better serve our clients by staying current on policy development and implementation.
  • MedPAC (Medicare Payment Advisory Commission) and MedCAC (Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee) are two of many commissions and committees that WHG monitors to better serve our clients.
WHG provides clients with guidance in developing and implementing solid sustainable government relations strategies to help maximize stakeholder value.