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Edo Banach

Partner
Co-Chair, Healthcare Department
Washington, DC

I leverage my private and public sector experience to counsel clients on complex healthcare regulatory and policy matters.

Edo Banach is a nationally recognized healthcare lawyer and healthcare policy attorney based in Washington, DC, advising organizations on complex Medicare, Medicaid, and healthcare regulatory compliance matters.

As a partner and Co-Chair of the Healthcare Department at Foley Hoag LLP, he serves as trusted counsel on long-term care legal issues, post-acute care regulation, and CMS policy affecting providers, managed care organizations, and health systems nationwide

A leading Medicare attorney and Medicaid lawyer, Edo provides strategic guidance on Medicare-Medicaid coordination for dual-eligible programs, including Special Needs Plans (SNPs) and the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). He is widely regarded as a PACE program attorney with deep expertise in Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) and Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), helping clients design, implement, and defend innovative care delivery models. Edo’s practice as a healthcare fraud and abuse lawyer encompasses federal and state regulatory counseling, privacy and consent compliance, and administrative appeals before CMS and other agencies. His experience as a healthcare reimbursement attorney spans coverage disputes, payment policy advocacy, and value-based care arrangements across the continuum of care.

Before entering private practice, Edo served as President and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), where he established himself as a hospice law and palliative care legal expert by leading advocacy before the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the White House. He previously held the role of Deputy Director of CMS’s Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, giving him firsthand knowledge of how CMS regulations, dual-eligible programs, and integrated care initiatives are developed and implemented at the federal level.

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, J.D.
  • Binghamton University, B.A.

Bar and Court Admissions

BAR ADMISSIONS
  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • New York

Publications

Honors & Involvement

HONORS
  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2025-2027
INVOLVEMENT
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
  • Board Member, The Connecticut Hospice
  • Former Board Member, A Global Voice for Autism
  • Former Advisory Board Member, Cambia Health Foundation
  • Former Board Member, World Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
  • Former Board Member and President, National Coalition for Hospice & Palliative Care
  • Former Board Member, Health Care Access Maryland

 

Other Events

  • Speaker, Harvard Law 2025 Annual Conference: Law, Health Care, and the Aging Brain and Body; Payment, Delivery, and Emerging Issues in Clinical Care; Medicare’s Reboot in Middle Age, June 2025
  • Panelist, “What a Difference a Year Makes: The 2024 Final Rule, ‘The Lawsuit,’ and Where We Go From Here,” Medicarians, April 2025
  • Speaker, “Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and the Election,” Practicing Law Institute’s “Nuts and Bolts of Medicare and Medicaid 2024”, October 2024
  • Speaker, “Palliative Care in Disease-Specific Payment Models,” Hospice News’ Palliative Care Conference, February 29, 2024
  • Speaker, “Palliative Care: Regulation, Oversight and Reimbursement,” American Health Law Association Conference, February 2024
  • Moderator, “Nuts and Bolts of Medicare and Medicaid 2023,” Practising Law Institute, November 3, 2023
  • Speaker, “Qualifying for Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security CLE,” The Rossdale Group, July 26, 2023
  • Chair, “Nuts and Bolts of Medicare and Medicaid,” Practising Law Institute (PLI), 2016–Present
  • Keynote, “City of Hope End of Life Symposium,” 2023
  • Testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, “Caring for Older Americans,” 2019
  • Panelist, “Financing and Payment Strategies to Support High-Quality Care for People with Serious Illness: A Workshop,” National Academies, 2018
  • Graduation Speaker, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, 2017
  • Speaker, “Growing PACE while Navigating Competition,” National Pace Association Annual Meeting, 2016