Fierce Health Payers February 19, 2021
President Joe Biden has chosen Obama administration veteran Liz Fowler to lead the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), which has authority to shape key payment models, according to a report in Politico.
Fowler is the latest Obama administration veteran to be reportedly chosen by Biden to oversee his healthcare agenda. He has reportedly chosen Chiquita Brooks-Lasure, another Obama veteran, to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Fowler most recently joined the Commonwealth Fund in 2019 as the executive vice president for programs.
Before joining the nonprofit, she served as the special assistant to former President Barack Obama on healthcare and economic policy with the National Economic Council. She also assisted with implementation of the Affordable...