
Alexander Hecht
ML Strategies - Executive Vice President & Director of Operations
+1.202.434.7333
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, cybersecurity & privacy, 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.
viewpoints
Telemedicine Momentum Picking up Steam as New Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate
February 3, 2016 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht
As Deadline for Expiration Approaches, Congressional Action Likely
December 7, 2015 | Alert | By Alexander Hecht, R. Neal Martin
EB-5 Regional Center Program to Get Short-Term Reprieve with Passage of Continuing Resolution
September 30, 2015 | Alert | By Alexander Hecht, R. Neal Martin, Douglas Hauer
Telehealth Roundup: Federal Bill Seeks to Expand Medicare Use of Telehealth; Delaware and Connecticut Update Telemedicine Laws
July 13, 2015 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht, Carrie Roll
EB-5 Program Reauthorization: Proposed Legislative Reforms
July 6, 2015 | Alert | By Douglas Hauer, Alexander Hecht, R. Neal Martin
Health Care Update & Telehealth Policy Alert
June 2, 2015 | Alert | By Alexander Hecht, Andrew Shin
Telehealth, Health IT, and mHealth Policy: Considerations for Stakeholders
January 6, 2015 | Alert | By Alexander Hecht, Andrew Shin
SBIR/STTR Policy Directive Update: What’s Ahead for Data Rights
December 5, 2014 | Advisory | By Alexander Hecht, Jonathan T. Cain
Government Shutdown Aftermath: CMS Under Pressure to Finalize Medicare Payment Rules
October 18, 2013 | Alert | By Andrew Shin, Alexander Hecht
Effect of a Government Shutdown on Medicare, Medicaid, and Other ACA-Related Operations
September 25, 2013 | Alert | By Alexander Hecht, Stephen Weiner, Andrew Shin
News & Press
JD Supra has recognized ten Mintz attorneys in its 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards recognize attorneys and firms whose articles on the JD Supra platform were most read by C-suite executives, in-house counsel, media, and other professionals during 2024.
ML Strategies Boss Steve Tocco Hands Over The Reins At Lobbying Shop
January 30, 2023
The Boston Globe covered the change in leadership structure of ML Strategies. The article highlights the promotion of Steven Baddour to Executive Vice President & Director of Operations in the Boston office.
Mintz Named Top Firm in Energy and Eleven Attorneys Featured in JD Supra’s 2017 Reader’s Choice Awards
March 20, 2017
ML Strategies Vice President of Government Relations to Speak at 2016 PACE TCPA Washington Summit
September 13, 2016
Telemedicine Momentum Picking up Steam as New Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate
February 29, 2016
podcasts
Health Law Diagnosed – The 2024 Election and Health Care Policy
January 16, 2025 | Podcast | By Bridgette Keller, Alexander Hecht
Host Of Counsel Bridgette Keller is joined by Alex Hecht, ML Strategies Executive Vice President & Director of Operations, Washington, DC, as they dive into potential health care policy changes on the horizon following the 2024 election and what stakeholders can expect in 2025.
Events & Speaking
Telehealth Regulation & Enforcement: 2021 Year in Review & 2022 Outlook
Mintz & ML Strategies
Online Event

Telehealth: Keeping Up with the Fast-Moving Federal and State Regulatory Landscape During the COVID-19 Pandemic
View the Webinar Recording

Health Care & Cybersecurity: A Powerful Combination
ML Strategies, 701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004
ATA Annual Telemedicine Meeting and Trade Show
American Telemedicine Association
Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN
Recognition & Awards
JD Supra Readers’ Choice Award, Top Author – Artificial Intelligence, 2025
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
