HHS and CMS are establishing a panel of experts tasked with providing recommendations on how to “improve how care is financed and delivered” across Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the ACA’s exchanges.
Members of the Healthcare Advisory Committee will work directly with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, according to an Aug. 21 news release.
“This committee will help us cut waste, reduce paperwork, expand preventive care, and modernize CMS programs with real-time data and accountability, all while keeping patients at the center,” Dr. Oz said in the release.
CMS is seeking nominations for the committee. The agency is looking for experts in chronic disease prevention and management, administered healthcare financing and delivery system reform.
The advisory committee will focus on developing:
- Actionable policy initiatives for chronic disease prevention and management.
- An accountability framework reducing red tape while focusing on safety and outcomes.
- A real-time data system for faster claims processing, quality measurement and rewards.
- Improvements in quality for vulnerable Medicaid populations.
- Sustainability of Medicare Advantage through modernized risk adjustment and quality measures.
