“On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that Adam Boehler, currently Director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), will also begin serving as Senior Advisor for Value-Based Transformation and Innovation. Boehler is the fourth individual Azar has appointed to serve as a senior advisor to the secretary overseeing one of his four key departmental priorities, following the naming of Jim Parker as Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Health Reform and Director of the Office of Health Reform, Dan Best as Senior Advisor for Drug Pricing Reform, and Dr. Brett Giroir as Senior Advisor for Opioid and Mental Health Policy….”
“The senior advisers will help advance the four initiatives Secretary Azar has identified for his transformation agenda: combating the opioid crisis; bringing down the high cost of prescription drugs; addressing the cost and availability of health insurance; and transforming our healthcare system to a value-based system.”
“Since Dan Best’s appointment as Senior Advisor for Drug Pricing Reform, he has taken the lead on the department’s efforts to fulfill…” Read the full announcement here.
Source: HHS Secretary Azar Announces Senior Advisor for Fourth Departmental Priority – July 18, 2018. HHS.gov
