Fowler Enters CMMI Amid Geo Demo Review, Radiation Demo Re-Work

Former Obama administration health staffer and Affordable Care Act architect Elizabeth Fowler officially took the helm of CMS’ powerful Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Tuesday (March 2), shortly after the innovation center put the Trump-era's Geographic Direct Contracting model on hold and stakeholders proposed ways for the center to revamp the Radiation Oncology demo. Fowler’s portfolio will be expansive. CMMI’s website shows more than 50 demonstrations or projects under the center’s purview. Lobbyists and health care insiders had...