Mr. Holden represents clients in all areas of the health care industry, advising clients on Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse issues, pharmaceutical pricing issues, Medicare and other third-party reimbursement issues and general compliance matters.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Holden has represented numerous health care providers in high-profile resolutions of False Claims Act investigations involving allegations of billing fraud, as well as Stark and Anti-kickback violations. He has also resolved numerous Stark and Anti-kickback issues through the CMS and OIG self-disclosure protocols. He has also served as the OIG-approved Independent Review Organization under several Corporate Integrity Agreements.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Holden served as a trial attorney with the Inspector General Division, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). At HHS, he was responsible for litigating actions imposing civil money penalties and assessments, as well as suspensions from Medicare and Medicaid participation, based on violations of the Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse statutes. In that role, he was extensively involved in issues arising under the anti-kickback provisions of the Social Security Act and in the drafting and passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Action of 1987.
Mr. Holden is the immediate past president and a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Health Law Association. He served on Baker Donelson's Board of Directors from 2017 to 2023. Mr. Holden is a frequent lecturer and author on Medicare and Medicaid fraud, abuse and reimbursement issues.