Alexander Hecht
ML Strategies - Executive Vice President & Director of Operations
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Alex is Executive Vice President & Director of Operations, ML Strategies, Washington, DC. He is an attorney with more than 10 years of senior-level experience in Congress and trade associations.
Alex assists clients with their legislative and regulatory needs on a wide range of issues, including health care, telecommunications, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), technology, energy, and federal procurement. Prior to joining ML Strategies, Alex served for over six years as chief counsel for Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) on the US Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship. He was the lead policy counsel for Senator Snowe on health insurance market reform, individual and employer-based insurance, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, and health care tax incentives. He worked on numerous bills, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Small Business Health Fairness Act, and Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act. He advocated for health care legislative and regulatory issues before Senate Finance, HELP, Commerce, and Homeland Security Committees, as well as the US Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Labor. Along with health care policy, he advised Senator Snowe on energy, financial services, innovation, and technology matters.
Alex is regarded as one of the leading congressional staff specialists on the regulatory process and how federal agencies promulgate rules and regulations. He has developed numerous bills and amendments reducing the regulatory compliance burden of business.
Prior to working on Capitol Hill, Alex was a legislative analyst, with a focus on health and environmental regulatory issues, at the National Multi Housing Council. He was also a research clerk at the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, studying Medicaid reimbursement and long-term health insurance planning. Alex was also the chief articles editor for the Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy at the University of Houston Law Center.
Education
- George Washington University (LLM)
- University of Houston Law Center (JD)
- University of Texas - Austin (BA)
Recognition & Awards
- JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards: a Top Author on the Affordable Care Act (2016)
- Champion of Small Business Innovation: "For Exemplary work on behalf of America's SBIR Community" - Presented by Small Business Technology Council and National Small Business Association (2012)
- The Council for Excellence in Government: Cutting the Red Tape Excellence Award
Recent Insights
Viewpoints
Update from Washington – Coronavirus Response
March 17, 2020|Advisory
Federal Response to COVID-19
March 16, 2020|Alert
News & Press
JD Supra has recognized Mintz in its 2017 Reader’s Choice awards, highlighting the most widely read authors and articles over the past year. Eleven Mintz attorneys were named JD Supra Top Authors in four industries and Mintz was recognized as the Top Firm with readers in the Energy Industry.
ML Strategies has announced the promotion of Alex Hecht and Julie Cox. Mr. Hecht will now serve as Executive Vice President and Director of Operations. Ms. Cox will now serve as Senior Vice President of Government Relations & Manager of Operations.
Alexander Hecht, Vice President of Government Relations of ML Strategies, is participating in a panel discussion at the 2016 TCPA Washington Summit, presented by the Professional Association for Customer Engagement.
Events
The adoption of connected medical devices and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) has both enhanced the quality of patient care and increased the vulnerability of health care organizations. Sophisticated cyberattacks on hospitals and health systems threaten patient safety and impose substantial financial costs. Join ML Strategies, Mintz, and Zingbox for a discussion on the policy and operational challenges for health care organizations and recommendations for accelerating the public and private response.
Share in discussions with Suzanne Schwartz, Acting Deputy Center Director for Science at the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiological Health, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) from leading hospitals, and experienced security colleagues on the current landscape, strategic goals, and lessons learned from their own organization’s medical device security journey.
Share in discussions with Suzanne Schwartz, Acting Deputy Center Director for Science at the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiological Health, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) from leading hospitals, and experienced security colleagues on the current landscape, strategic goals, and lessons learned from their own organization’s medical device security journey.
Viewpoints
Monthly TCPA Digest – June 2019
June 17, 2019 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Russell Fox, Alexander Hecht, Esteban Morales, Matthew Novian, Elana R. Safner
This TCPA Digest covers an FCC rule allowing default call blocking services and a 4th Circuit ruling upholding a $61M judgment against Dish Network for a third-party agent's actions.
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TCPA Legislative Update: Congress Continues Work on Robocalls
May 13, 2019 | Article | By Alexander Hecht
ML Strategies Health Care Preview: Congress's Summer Plans Filling Up Fast
May 13, 2019 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht
Congress is circling an issue that is not black and white in terms of the stakeholders it could impact and how interests will align. The leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the Senate Finance Committee are poised to release a cost-containment package in the coming weeks which will touch on surprise billing issues, drug pricing, and other access and transparency issues. While there is intense bipartisan interest in addressing some of these issues, it is unclear how exactly this package will reach the President's desk given the current political climate.
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Monthly TCPA Digest – May 2019
May 13, 2019 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Russell Fox, Alexander Hecht, Matthew Novian, Elana R. Safner
This TCPA Digest covers congressional bills to combat illegal robocalls, TCPA matters at the FCC, and a 4th Circuit ruling that voided the TCPA's federal debt-collection exemption.
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ML Strategies Health Care Preview: House Poised to Pass First Drug Pricing Bills
May 8, 2019 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht
This week, the House is poised to take action on drug pricing by passing two pieces of legislation. As the House moves bills through final passage, focus will shift to the Senate which will in the coming weeks unveil a legislative package around lowering costs for consumers. The scope of this package is still unclear, but it should include a number of proposals that could pass on a bipartisan basis. We cover this and more in this week's preview, which you can find by clicking here.
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MLS Weekly Preview: Medicare For All Gets a Hearing
April 29, 2019 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht
Following the two week recess, Congress is back in session and will have several high profile hearings this week. For starters, the Energy & Commerce Health subcommittee will continue reviewing prescription drug costs, this time focusing in on Medicare. In the Rules Committee, which does not typically host high profile hearings, they will hold the first committee hearing on H.R. 1384, one of the "Medicare for All" proposals.
The House is poised to pass several noteworthy drug pricing bills this work period, as well as legislation to strengthen the Affordable Care Act. Once the House votes on these bills, the question will then become what is the Senate able to pass and what is their appetite for taking it on this summer. We cover this and more in this week's preview.
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The House is poised to pass several noteworthy drug pricing bills this work period, as well as legislation to strengthen the Affordable Care Act. Once the House votes on these bills, the question will then become what is the Senate able to pass and what is their appetite for taking it on this summer. We cover this and more in this week's preview.
Monthly TCPA Digest – April 2019
April 17, 2019 | Article | By Russell Fox, Alexander Hecht, Elana R. Safner
This TCPA Digest covers comments on FCC proposals to modify the Truth in Caller ID rules, how the TCPA could impact the 2020 Census, and congressional hearings and legislation about robocalls.
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TCPA Legislative Update: Robocalls Continue to be a Focus in Congress
April 17, 2019 | Article | By Alexander Hecht
Following last month’s letter from the attorney generals of all 50 states, Congress has continued to push forward on robocall legislation. On April 3, the Senate Commerce Committee held a markup, which featured the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act.
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MLS Weekly Preview: Congress Keeping its Focus on Drug Costs
April 8, 2019 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht
This week, Congress will continue to look at lowering health costs. The House has been focused on both drug costs and overall health care costs, advancing packages to strengthen the individual market in addition to a series of bipartisan drug pricing bills. We cover this and more in this week's preview.
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TCPA Legislative Update: TRACED and HANGUP Acts Target Robocalls
March 20, 2019 | Article | By Alexander Hecht
TCPA Legislative Update: TRACED and HANGUP Acts Target Robocalls
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News & Press
Mintz Named Top Firm in Energy and Eleven Attorneys Featured in JD Supra’s 2017 Reader’s Choice Awards
March 20, 2017
JD Supra has recognized Mintz in its 2017 Reader’s Choice awards, highlighting the most widely read authors and articles over the past year. Eleven Mintz attorneys were named JD Supra Top Authors in four industries and Mintz was recognized as the Top Firm with readers in the Energy Industry.
ML Strategies has announced the promotion of Alex Hecht and Julie Cox. Mr. Hecht will now serve as Executive Vice President and Director of Operations. Ms. Cox will now serve as Senior Vice President of Government Relations & Manager of Operations.
ML Strategies Vice President of Government Relations to Speak at 2016 PACE TCPA Washington Summit
September 13, 2016
Alexander Hecht, Vice President of Government Relations of ML Strategies, is participating in a panel discussion at the 2016 TCPA Washington Summit, presented by the Professional Association for Customer Engagement.
ML Strategies Executive VP & Director of Operations Alex Hecht and Manager of Government Relations Eli Greenspan authored this HFMA Advisor article discussing the impact that states transitioning their Medicaid populations into managed care has had on individuals with traumatic brain injuries.
Telemedicine Momentum Picking up Steam as New Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate
February 29, 2016
Alex Hecht, ML Strategies Executive Vice President and Director of Operations; Eli Greenspan, ML Strategies Manager of Government of Relations; and Rodney Whitlock, ML Strategies Vice President, authored a Physician Solutions Magazine article discussing growing interest in telemedicine.
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Health Care & Cybersecurity: A Powerful Combination
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2017 Mintz & ML Strategies Pharmacy Industry Summit
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