Eric Gold is an accomplished health care partner and leader of Manatt’s Boston offices. Eric handles government and internal investigations, state regulatory matters, and health policy engagements. He leverages his experience in government enforcement and health care policy to advise public and private clients on complex matters involving health care access, insurance coverage, behavioral health, and other regulatory issues.

Prior to joining Manatt, Eric served as Chief of the Health Care Division at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office where he oversaw the Office’s health care enforcement and policy portfolio. In his prior role, Eric led civil investigations and litigation under the Massachusetts consumer protection law involving payers, providers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. These efforts regularly had high-profile implications and included negotiations of opioid-related claims and enforcement of mental health parity laws. Eric additionally played a key role in several pieces of major litigation to prevent federal health policy rollbacks limiting Massachusetts residents’ access to coverage.

In addition to his civil enforcement and litigation experience, Eric played an important role in various policy initiatives. Eric oversaw examinations of health care cost trends and developed efforts to improve health care equity, access, and affordability throughout Massachusetts. He led the development of the first government report in the state to quantify the effect of prescription drug rebates on drug prices, and oversaw a cost trend report focused on the equity implications of risk adjusted payments in the Massachusetts individual and small group insurance markets. Eric worked collaboratively across state government and with private stakeholders to improve equitable access to affordable health care for all residents.