How Things Get Done In Washington: Insights From 23 Former CMS Leaders

If you like the series House of Cards, or perhaps you simply want a better understanding of how things get done in Washington D.C., you may want to check out a new resource from the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). Insights from the Top: An Oral History of Medicare and Medicaid is a series of 23 individual interviews with former administrators and acting administrators of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its predecessor, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). NASI conducted the project as part of its celebration of the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. Particularly notable are interviews with the officially confirmed administrators — Leonard Schaeffer (1978-1980), William Roper (1986-1989), Gail Wilensky (1990-1992), Bruce Vladeck (1993-1997), Nancy-Ann DeParle (1997-2000), Thomas Scully (2001-2004), Mark McClellan (2004-2006), Donald Berwick (2010-2011), and Marilyn Tavenner (2011-2015). Some of the most candid insights also come from the career civil servants who stepped in as acting administrators — William Toby (1992-1993), Michael McMullan (2001), Kerry Weems (2007-2009), and Charlene Frizzera (2009-2010). Former CMS/HCFA Administrators: (standing, L-R) Bruce Vladeck, Mark McClellan, MD, Gail Wilensky, Leonard Schaeffer, Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Don Berwick, MD; (seated, L-R) Bill Roper, MD, Marilyn Tavenner, Tom Scully. (Photo made possible by Leonard Schaeffer). The interviews, conducted by Edward Berko...
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