Tom Barker

With experience working as the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Tom brings expertise on Medicaid policy and legal issues and will help the committee address specific MSA and CMS regulation inquiries.

Mr. Barker advises clients on health care matters. His clients include providers, payers, and innovator pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device manufacturers. He has special expertise on Medicare and Medicaid regulatory, reimbursement and coverage matters.

In May of 2019, Mr. Barker was appointed to a three-year term as a Commissioner of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC). MACPAC advises Congress and the states on payment and coverage policies in the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program.

He also provides pro-bono legal services on immigration matters, and has developed a specialization in representing individuals who have defected from North Korea.

Mr. Barker is a former adjunct professor of health care law at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington, D.C. and at the Suffolk University School of Law in Boston.