Although Andy Slavitt is now the former CMS acting administrator, he's still sharing his thoughts on the current healthcare ecosystem, both via a recent interview with The New York Times Magazine and Twitter.
"It's hard to talk about quality and outcomes," admitted Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Finally, a 2016 presidential candidate has said something about healthcare other than repealing Obamacare (pretty much every Republican) or single-payer "Medicare for all" (Bernie Sanders).
Andy Slavitt, who has served as acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services since the beginning of March, has been nominated to be permanent head of the agency. Already, some key Republicans have expressed concern because of Slavitt's ties to the troubled HealthCare.gov insurance marketplace, a symbol of GOP opposition to the Affordable Care Act.
Former President George W. Bush keynoted HIMSS Wednesday by reflecting on his push for health IT, on politics and his life after the White House.
Ideally we could all find some middle ground politically and compromise on issues to help the public as a whole, but maybe polarization is actually good for our health. New research suggests that people on one end or the other of the partisan scale actually phsysically exercise more (at least in Europe), according to the […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.