Intelligence Unit
CMS Seeks to 'Rapidly Reduce' Medicare Spending with $1B in Grants
The second round of federal Health Care Innovation Awards specifically seeks clinical models that will quickly shrink Medicare costs and improve care for populations with special needs as well as population health.
Tavenner Confirmed as CMS Administrator
Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse, hospital executive, and state health official, is the first Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services head to gain congressional approval since 2004. The full Senate confirmed her nomination with a 91-7 vote Wednesday.
