Washington, DC, November 2, 2023 – Williams & Jensen, PLLC welcomes Alec Aramanda as its newest principal and member of its health care team. Alec joins the firm from the House Energy and Commerce Majority staff, where he oversaw the Committee’s Medicare policy portfolio and served as the lead policy staffer for the full committee and health subcommittee offices on topics ranging from coverage, coding, and payment to drug pricing reforms and other Medicare policies.
"Alec is an incredibly bright individual who knows Medicare policy inside and out. He brought a wealth of knowledge and energy to our health care policy team for the past two and a half years, and I thank him for his service," said House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
Prior to joining the Committee in 2021, Alec served in the executive branch as the Director of Legislation and Director of Stakeholder Engagement at the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services from 2018 to 2021, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy at the Department of Health and Human Services from 2017 through 2018.
Seema Verma, former CMS Administrator, said "Alec's keen political instincts, remarkable policy acumen, and his steadfast integrity made him one of my most trusted advisors to help shape CMS policy and strategy. I am excited to see where his talent and reputation take him in this new role at Williams & Jensen. I trust that all manner of stakeholders will be able to rely on his counsel as I and many of our CMS colleagues have done."
His background also includes serving as the Domestic Policy Advisor and Deputy Legislative Director for Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), a Legislative Assistant for former Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), and in a number of government relations and strategic operations roles at the Heritage Foundation.
Williams & Jensen’s CEO Susan Hirschmann said, “We are looking forward to welcoming Alec to the W&J team. He brings both healthcare policy expertise and political acumen that is an immediate value-add to our clients. Alec will be a wonderful addition to our bipartisan healthcare team.”
Alec graduated from Haverford College with a B.A. in Political Science.
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Williams and Jensen, PLLC was founded in 1970 and is one of the few leading independent law firms in Washington with a practice focused primarily on lobbying. Since its founding, the firm has helped companies and organizations in the U.S. and around the world successfully engage the legislative and public policy process in Washington.
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