Tai Williams
Areas of Focus
Overview
Tai is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C., office and a member of the firm’s Health Care Group. Tai counsels and represents managed care organizations, insurers, and health care providers in various regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. She advises health care entities seeking to comply with federal and state laws and regulations, including those related to licensing and fraud and abuse.
Career & Education
- Department of Justice: Civil Rights Division
Legal Intern, Employment Litigation Section, 2021;
Legal Intern, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section, 2020
- Department of Justice: Civil Rights Division
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with high honors, 2022
- Tufts University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2017
- District of Columbia
Tai's Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 08.19.26
CMS’s Final Rule Bans Federal Medicaid Funding for Youth Gender-Affirming Care
On August 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule banning the use of federal funds — through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — to pay for gender-affirming care for children and youth. The final rule takes effect October 13, 2026 (“Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children”). While CMS finalized several key elements of its late-2025 proposed rule (Client Alert December 24, 2025), the proposed Medicare hospital Condition of Participation rule remains in proposed form.
Firm News | 2 min read | 04.30.26
Crowell & Moring Celebrates 27th Annual George Bailey Public Service Awards
Webinar | 09.25.25
Insights
FDA Proposes Framework to Assess AI Model Output Credibility to Support Regulatory Decision-Making
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Crowell & Moring’s Health Law Blog
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07.01.24
Crowell & Moring’s Health Law Blog
Tai's Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 08.19.26
CMS’s Final Rule Bans Federal Medicaid Funding for Youth Gender-Affirming Care
On August 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule banning the use of federal funds — through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — to pay for gender-affirming care for children and youth. The final rule takes effect October 13, 2026 (“Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children”). While CMS finalized several key elements of its late-2025 proposed rule (Client Alert December 24, 2025), the proposed Medicare hospital Condition of Participation rule remains in proposed form.
Firm News | 2 min read | 04.30.26
Crowell & Moring Celebrates 27th Annual George Bailey Public Service Awards
Webinar | 09.25.25



