Modern Healthcare June 6, 2020
Michael Chernew in late May was named chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. Chernew, a professor of health policy at Harvard Medical School, is no stranger to MedPAC. He was a member of the congressional advisory panel from 2008 to 2014, serving as vice chair for the last two years of his term. He discussed some of his goals with Modern Healthcare’s rules and regulation reporter Michael Brady.
On becoming chairman
I think it’s recognized that I am a nonpartisan. I view it as an analytics, not a political exercise, for example, and I have tremendous respect for the institution. I think it’s important for MedPAC to provide the best analysis possible to support congressional leaders on both sides of...
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