Clients

1) Ambrosia Treatment Centers

2) Autism Speaks, Inc.

3) Bamboo Health

4) BASS Partners, LLC

5) Braeburn Inc.

6) BrightStar Care

7) Capital Health Plan

8) Centurion Group, Inc.

9) Easterseals Northeast Central Florida

10) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.

11) Encompass Health Corporation

12) Ernst & Young LLP

13) Every Mother's Advocate

14) Florida Blue

15) Florida Senior Living Association

16) GuideWell Group, Inc.

17) IBM

18) Inception Fertility Ventures

19) Indigov

20) MAXIMUS

21) McKesson Corporation

22) MySpot (Kids Rehab Acquisition, Inc.)

23) One Call Care Management

24) One Path Diagnostics, LLC

25) Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care, Inc

26) Prominence Health Plan

27) Public Consulting Group

28) Ride Solution, Inc.

29) Salesforce.com, Inc.

30) Siemens Corporation

31) Tenet Healthcare Corporation

32) The Nemours Foundation

33) The Southern Group

34) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

11-15 years

Biography

James H. McFaddin comes to Southern Strategy Group from Health Management Associates (now Community Health Systems), a Fortune 500 hospital company with over 200 hospitals in 29 states, where he served as Director of Government Affairs. James was responsible for representing the company's interests in Washington, DC, state capitals including Tallahassee, and in front of state health care agencies and local governments.

Prior to joining Health Management Associates, James served as Chief of Staff for the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency). As Chief of Staff, James was involved in the management and operations of the Agency including the Florida Medicaid Program, the regulation of Florida's health care facilities, and oversight of the Agency's $20 billion budget.

During this time, James was also appointed by the Governor to manage the state's federally-mandated health information exchange activities as Florida's Health Information Technology Coordinator.

Prior to being named Chief of Staff, James served as the Agency's Legislative Affairs Director.Before joining the Agency, James served as the Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the Executive Office of the Governor where he worked to develop and coordinate passage of the Governor's legislative and budget priorities.

James has also served as a Senior Analyst in the Florida Senate specializing in health care, criminal justice, and agricultural issues.

A native of South Carolina, James graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science.

Last Updated: January 30, 2025