Carrie Nixon is the Managing Partner of Nixon Law Group, a boutique healthcare law firm, and CEO of Nixon HealthNexus, a network of healthcare consultants. She is an expert in healthcare law and policy issues relating to the healthcare reform, including MACRA and Alternative Payment Models, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs), public and private Health Insurance Exchanges (HIX and PHIX), Health Information Exchanges (HIE), and mobile health/telemedicine. Carrie provides counseling in governance and regulatory compliance matters such as HIPAA/privacy and fraud and abuse restrictions. She represents hospitals and health systems, health plans, individual physicians and physician groups, labs, pharmacies, post-acute care providers, tele-health companies and early stage companies in the healthcare space.

Carrie is the founder of two successful companies and co-founder of a thriving non-profit public policy organization. She takes a comprehensive, integrated approach to serving clients, combining her expertise in law, public policy, and business strategy with skills in strategic communication and negotiation. Carrie advises and advocates for her clients from every angle, using legal frameworks, business acumen, and a broad network of expertise and influence to achieve target outcomes.

After receiving her JD from the University of Virginia School of Law, Carrie began her legal career as an attorney at Mintz Levin, an AmLaw 250 firm. She practiced in the firm’s DC office as part of the Health Law section. Carrie later joined the DC office of Reed Smith, another AmLaw 250 firm, practicing in the litigation section with an emphasis on healthcare litigation. Prior to attending law school, Carrie worked for a senior leader in the US House of Representatives as Deputy Policy Director. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and daughter.