Madison’s practice focuses on health care regulatory, transactional, and compliance matters. She represents clients across the health care sector, including providers, health insurance plans, PBMs, pharmacies, and health care technology firms. She has experience advising clients on Medicare and Medicaid coverage requirements, as well as state regulatory compliance regarding privacy and telehealth. She also regularly handles due diligence for health care transactions, conducts licensure analyses, and drafts contracts for PBMs and other health care sector clients.
In attending George Washington University School of Law, Madison earned a JD with a concentration in health law, served as a student attorney at GW Law’s Health Rights Law Clinic and an administrative law teaching assistant. She also interned with the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), where she researched state Medicaid program requirements, the Affordable Care Act, and related case law. During her time at NHeLP, she also prepared a legal memorandum analyzing nonprofit hospitals' charity care spending.
Madison enjoys sailing, reading fiction, and spending time with her dog Betty in her free time.
viewpoints
OCR Releases Long Awaited Final Rule Regarding the Conscience Protections for Religious and Moral Objections in Health Care
January 29, 2024 | Blog | By Madison Castle, Kathryn Edgerton, Maya Lytje, Matthew Tikhonovsky, Rachel Wang
On January 11, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued its highly anticipated Final Rule regarding conscience protections. The Final Rule clarifies the religious beliefs and moral convictions protections practitioners and entities may assert in their health care practices. The Final Rule, entitled Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes, becomes effective March 11, 2024.
Health Care Privacy and Security in 2024: Six Critical Topics to Watch
January 25, 2024 | Blog | By Dianne Bourque, Madison Castle, Lara Compton, Ellen Janos, Pat Ouellette, Cassandra Paolillo
As we reflect on the flurry of activity in the health care data privacy and security space in 2023 and look ahead to what will continue to be a busy 2024, we are seeing the early stages of federal agency movement to align the regulatory environment with modern health care delivery, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative data-sharing techniques. Some of this work has been done in the form of federal agency guidance in which health care organizations will be looking for additional updates and there are also a handful of pending U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) proposals that call for substantial changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Looking Back and Moving Forward: MoCRA Regulatory Developments Ring in the New Year
January 2, 2024 | Blog | By Madison Castle, Joanne Hawana , Jean D. Mancheno
A year has passed since Congress enacted the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) and enhanced the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate the cosmetics industry. Although MoCRA implementation efforts steadily increased throughout the calendar year, as the December 29, 2023 compliance date for most MoCRA provisions approached, FDA’s release of information and deployment of new systems for the industry came to a climax. Several recent MoCRA-related developments will influence how cosmetic industry stakeholders, consumers, and even the FDA will approach and navigate the law’s requirements over the next year. In this blog post, we will discuss each of these developments and forecast the law’s future as we move into 2024.
Biden Executive Order Calls for HHS to Establish Health Care-Specific Artificial Intelligence Programs and Policies
November 2, 2023 | Blog | By Pat Ouellette, Lara Compton, Madison Castle
On October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration released and signed an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (Executive Order) that articulates White House priorities and policies related to the use and development of artificial intelligence (AI) across different sectors, including health care.
News & Press
podcasts
Health Law Diagnosed – New Year's Gratitude
February 3, 2025 | Podcast | By Bridgette Keller, Alison H. Peters, Samantha Kingsbury, Theresa Carnegie, Joanne Hawana , Abdie Santiago, Stephnie John, Pamela Polevoy, Karen Lovitch , Jean D. Mancheno, Deborah Daccord, Rachel A. Alexander, Jane Haviland, David Gilboa, Kathryn Edgerton, Hassan Shaikh, Madison Castle, Laurence Freedman, Priyanka Amirneni, Samantha Hawkins, Tara E. Dwyer, Rachel Yount, Sophia Temis, Xavier Hardy
Host Of Counsel Bridgette Keller invites the Mintz Health Law team to reflect on what they’re grateful for as they prepare for the year ahead. Hear from a dynamic group of Members, Of Counsel, and Associates as they share their perspectives on what’s coming up over the horizon.
Health Law Diagnosed — Mintz Health Law Team: Reflecting on What We Are Grateful For
February 5, 2024 | Podcast | By Bridgette Keller
As the Mintz Health Law team welcomes the beginning of 2024, many of its members take a moment to reflect on the exciting growth of the Health Law Practice, opportunities to partner with clients on complex legal issues, and the celebration of numerous milestones.
Publications
- Co-author, “California Health Programs Must Take Steps to Implement Non-Binary Gender Markers,” National Health Law Program (July 2022)
- Co-author: "HIPAA happenings: 2023 year in review." Compliance Today (March 2024)
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