PYMNTS reported on Horizon’s merger with Monument Advocacy, quoting HGA CEO Joel White about why healthcare is a hot topic right now.
One sector of the health market expected to be positively impacted by the policy changes, is the health care lobbying business. Fierce Healthcare reports on a newly complete merger between Horizon Government Affairs and Monument Advocacy aimed at building out a healthcare lobbying shop in Washington, DC, and key capitals, including New York, California, Florida, and Texas.
“I think the what we’re seeing in this administration is a strong desire to leverage the latest technology and data assets to really transform the economy,” Horizon CEO Joel White told Fierce. “But in healthcare, we have such low bar legacy regulations and burdens on doctors and hospitals and technology developers, we don’t even have baseline interoperability built into everyone’s systems, and so transforming that, I think [CMS Administrator Mehmet] Oz and [HHS Secretary Robert F.] Kennedy Jr. and the president have all been very clear this is a key priority for them.”
Everlane Equity Partners provided funding for the merger. “This is just the beginning,” Everlane managing partner Evan Horton said in a statement. “We look forward to continuing to expand Monument’s capabilities and footprint.”