Medicare Payment Reform: Lessons Learned and Considerations for the Future

Speakers

Michael Chernew, Ph.D.
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Chairman
chernew@hcp.med.harvard.edu

Mai Pham, M.D., MPH
Institute for Exceptional Care, President
mai.pham@ie-care.org

Jennifer Podulka, MPA
Health Management Associates, Senior Consultant
jpodulka@healthmanagement.com

Experts and Analysts

Fred Bentley
Avalere Health, Managing Director
fbentley@avalere.com

James Capretta, MPP
American Enterprise Institute, Resident Fellow and Milton Friedman Chair
jcapretta@aei.org

Grecia Marrufo, Ph.D.
The Lewin Group, Senior Vice President
grecia.marrufo@Lewin.com

Kristi Martin, M.A., MPA
Highway 136 Consulting, Principal
kristi@highway136.com

Amol Navathe, M.D., Ph.D.
Healthcare Transformation Institute, Co-director
University of Pennsylvania Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, Associate Director
amol@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

James Paluskiewicz,
Alston and Bird, Senior Policy Advisor
james.paluskiewicz@alston.com

Chris Pope, Ph.D.
Manhattan Institute, Senior Fellow
communications@manhattan-institute.org

Robert Saunders, Ph.D.
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Research Director, Payment and Delivery System Reform
robert.saunders@duke.edu

Hemi Tewarson, J.D., MPH
National Academy for State Health Policy, President and Executive Director
htewarson@nashp.org

Cori Uccello, MAAA, FSA, MPP
American Academy of Actuaries, Senior Health Fellow
uccello@actuary.org

Government

Amy Bassano, M.A.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Deputy Director
amy.bassano@cms.hhs.gov

Jonathan Blum, MPP
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Principal Deputy Administrator
Jonathan.Blum@cms.hhs.gov

Meena Seshamani, M.D., Ph.D.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Director, Center for Medicare
Meena.Seshamani@cms.hhs.gov

Stakeholders

Christine Aguiar Lynch, MPH
Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), Vice President for Medicare and MLTSS Policy
clynch@communityplans.net

Todd Askew
American Medical Association, Senior Vice President, Advocacy
Todd.askew@ama-assn.org

Robin Goarcke
Better Medicare Alliance, Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer
RGoracke@bettermedicarealliance.org

Leigh Purvis, MPA
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Director, Health Services Research, Public Policy Institute
lpurvis@aarp.org

Ashley Thompson
American Hospital Association, Senior Vice President, Public Policy Analysis and Development
athompson@aha.org

Jeanette Thornton, MPA
America’s Health Insurance Plans, Senior Vice President, Product, Employer, and Commercial Policy
jthornton@ahip.org


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