James G. “Jim” Scott is President and CEO of Applied Policy, the Alexandria, Virginia–based health policy consulting firm he founded in 2009 to help healthcare providers and companies navigate federal policy and payment programs.

With more than 20 years of experience in Washington, D.C., Jim has developed deep policy expertise and long-standing relationships across government and industry.

Before founding Applied Policy, Jim directed federal government affairs for Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. (now Genentech), where he secured Medicare coding, coverage, and payment for the company’s pharmaceutical portfolio and served as Roche’s primary liaison with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

He previously served as Senior Legislative Advisor at CMS, counseling the Administrator on congressional intent during implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. His work earned agency-wide recognition for contributing to the launch of the Medicare prescription drug benefit and for supporting congressional appropriations for the FY 2006 President’s Budget.

Earlier in his career, Jim was Assistant Counsel in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the U.S. Senate, where he was a principal drafter of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 and other Medicare legislation. The Senate unanimously passed a resolution honoring his contributions, and numerous Senators and Members of Congress entered statements in the Congressional Record recognizing his work.

Jim earned his Bachelor of Science in Political Science from James Madison University and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Aging Research, Jim founded the Northern Virginia Health Policy Forum and is Vice Chair of the Steering Committee of the Partnership for a Healthier Alexandria.