Education
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Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1990
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University of Texas, B.A., magna cum laude, 1986
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Todd Tuten advises clients on a range of legislative and regulatory matters, working closely with congressional leaders, senior agency officials and key stakeholders to further client interests.
His extensive congressional and private sector experience includes development and implementation of substantive policies and strategies on a broad range of issues, with a particular focus on health care. Mr. Tuten is actively engaged in the debate on proposals to strengthen Medicare, Medicaid and the nation’s health care system. He has successfully advanced clients’ objectives in the context of related legislation, including passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Tuten served as director of public policy for the American Academy of Actuaries in Washington D.C. and as chief of staff to Rep. Michael Bilirakis (R-Fla.), former chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee. In that capacity, Mr. Tuten developed and advanced legislative proposals to protect children’s health, promote quality health care and expand prescription drug coverage for seniors, and he led successful efforts to implement the subcommittee’s agenda on Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance, public health and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initiatives.
Mr. Tuten was also instrumental in drafting and securing passage of freestanding Medicaid legislation to prevent the eviction of low-income nursing home patients, which was the first freestanding amendment to the Medicaid statute in over a decade. In addition, he worked to advance health insurance reforms that were ultimately enacted in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Representative Matters
- Engaging CMS Innovation Center to advance successful model for enhanced care coordination
- Promoting best practices in biopreparedness for health care worker protection
- Ensuring Medicare and Medicaid payment equity for health care providers.
- Preserving patient access to pharmaceuticals, medical devices and other innovative treatments.
- Advancing health information technology solutions to strengthen program integrity and improve health care quality.
- Expanding care coordination options for chronically ill Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
- Increasing federal support for efforts to improve care to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, their families and caregivers.
- Promoting industry best practices as the standard of care for pharmacy services in long-term care.
- Securing federal funding for client projects and policy priorities.
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