This is notable for a couple of reasons….
- This clearly articulates Value-Based Transformation and Innovation as one of Azar’s 4 priorities.
- Congressional representatives and their staffers have told us that CMMI has the authorization to change payment policy, without Congressional action.
- Some EMS representatives have already met with Mr. Boehler promoting alternate economic models for EMS.
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HHS Secretary Azar Announces Senior Advisor for Fourth Departmental Priority
https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/secretary/priorities/index.html
On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that Adam Boehler, currently Director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), will also begin serving as Senior Advisor for Value-Based Transformation and Innovation
Boehler is the fourth individual Azar has appointed to serve as a senior advisor to the secretary overseeing one of his four key departmental priorities, following the naming of Jim Parker as Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Health Reform and Director of the Office of Health Reform, Dan Best as Senior Advisor for Drug Pricing Reform, and Dr. Brett Giroir as Senior Advisor for Opioid and Mental Health Policy.
“Adam is the kind of results-oriented, transformational leader we need to deliver on what President Trump has promised the American people: better healthcare at a lower cost,” said Secretary Azar. “At CMMI, he has already demonstrated an ambition for bold change, and will now be able to bring his deep experience with private sector innovation to help HHS execute on the long-talked-about goal of transforming our healthcare system into one that pays for value.”
Since April, Boehler has served as Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation. Boehler is the former CEO and founder of Landmark Health, a company focused on delivering medical services to the most chronically ill patients. Boehler is also the founder of Avalon Health Solutions, a leading provider of laboratory benefit management services in the country. Additionally, Boehler was an Operating Partner at Francisco Partners a leading global private equity firm focused on healthcare technology and services investing.
The senior advisers will help advance the four initiatives Secretary Azar has identified for his transformation agenda: combating the opioid crisis; bringing down the high cost of prescription drugs; addressing the cost and availability of health insurance; and transforming our healthcare system to a value-based system.
