As the largest organization providing healthcare for the American people, CMS continues to execute its critical mission to provide Medicare, Medicaid, and marketplace coverage. Among its strategic pillars—advancing equity, expanding access, engaging partners, driving innovations, protecting programs, and fostering excellence—CMS has made significant progress in leveraging technologies and innovation to advance its mission and programs. 

In this panel, leaders from major CMS centers and offices will share their priorities, challenges, achievements, and future needs in using innovation to advance their program goals. They will discuss how different components collaborate to deliver and improve healthcare, the innovative approaches in technologies, payment reform, healthcare quality improvement, and the prevention and detection of healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse. 

Additionally, the panel will explore CMS’s strategy including data strategy in the context of increasing concerns for privacy protection and cybersecurity. Join us to learn about CMS’ renewed vision to build a health system that achieves equitable outcomes through high-quality, affordable, and person-centered care.