MedPAC is a 17-person group advising Congress on Medicare payment policy issues. Ms. Safran joins the group with experience in developing Blue Cross’ alternative quality contract, which is used as a provider payment model for Medicare’s Pioneer and Next Generation ACO payment arrangements.
Ms. Safran previously worked for the Office of Technology Assessment, a former Congressional office responsible for researching health and technology-related policy issues.
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