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Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, Director at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, Director at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, Director of the Preventive and Population Healthcare Models Group at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation which has launched the Million Hearts campaign to reduce cardiovascular disease. The 5 year campaign seeks to prevent a million heart attacks and strokes. It’s also the largest CMS experiment to date seeking to create a new pay-for-performance model in health care.

Henry J. Aaron, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution

Henry J. Aaron, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Henry J. Aaron, the Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Senior Fellow in the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution. He analyzes the case before the Supreme Court, King versus Burwell, which challenges the legality of the tax subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, and the potential impact of the High Court’s decision.

Dr. Farzad Mostashari, Brookings Institution

Dr. Farzad Mostashari, Brookings Institution

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Farzad Mostashari, Visiting Fellow at the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution and former National Coordinator for Health IT at the US Department of Health and Human Services. He discusses the roll out of the health care law and the transformational power of health information technology to improve health care delivery.

Dr. Kavita Patel, Brookings Institution and Bipartisan Policy Center

Dr. Kavita Patel, Brookings Institution and Bipartisan Policy Center

This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Kavita Patel, Managing Director of Delivery System Reform and Clinical Transformation at the Brookings Institution, and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Professional Workforce Initiative. Dr. Patel discusses their recently released reports which examine the need for better national planning strategies for projecting health care work force needs in the future

Dr. Kavita Patel, Brookings Institution and Bipartisan Policy Center

Dr. Kavita Patel, Brookings Institution and Bipartisan Policy Center

This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Kavita Patel, Managing Director of Delivery System Reform and Clinical Transformation at the Brookings Institution and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Professional Workforce Initiative. Dr. Patel discusses their recently released reports which examine the need for better national planning strategies for projecting health care work force needs in the future.