Cara C. Bachenheimer, Esq., heads up the government affairs practice at Brown & Fortunato, a law firm with a national health care practice based in Texas. Her practice focuses on federal lobbying activities with Congress, the administration and federal regulatory agencies such as CMS, the Food and Drug Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Aviation Administration. Bachenheimer has been closely involved with the home medical equipment industry for 30 years, working in Washington, D.C., as well as on a grassroots basis across the country. She is a member of HomeCare’s Editorial Advisory Board. She can be reached at (571) 643-1676 or [email protected].