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Alex Billioux, M.D., D.Phil., Director, Division of Population Health Incentives and Infrastructure, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, Deirdre S. Gifford, MD MPH, CMS Deputy Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Tim Hill, Deputy Director, CMCS, and Ellen-Marie Whelan, N.P., Ph.D., Chief Population Health Officer, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
In partnership with states and providers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plays a leading role in safeguarding the health of America’s future by providing coverage for more than one in three American children.
Sean Cavanaugh, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicare, Tim Engelhardt, Director, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, and Vikki Wachino, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
For decades policymakers have hypothesized that better integration of Medicare and Medicaid services could help improve health outcomes for people enrolled in both programs. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has focused on promoting integrated care and developing new payment and service delivery models for dually eligible beneficiaries. Now the evidence is stronger than ever: integrated care is improving outcomes.
