As the largest organization providing healthcare for the American people, CMS continues to fulfill its vital mission of delivering Medicare, Medicaid, and marketplace coverage. In partnership with the entire healthcare community, CMS has made significant progress in leveraging technologies and innovations to advance its mission and programs, as well as improving operational efficiencies.  

In this panel, leaders from major CMS centers and offices will share their priorities, challenges, achievements, and future needs for using innovation to advance their program goals and enhance efficiencies in the context of the new CMS Administrator’s strategic vision and ongoing changes at the Agency.  They will discuss how different components collaborate to deliver and improve healthcare, innovative approaches in technology and system modernization, 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 its approach to protecting data, amid growing concerns about privacy and cybersecurity. Join us to learn about CMS’s renewed vision to build a health system that achieves equitable outcomes through high-quality, affordable, and person-centered care. 

Potential Topics: 

• Understanding how CMS divisions are evolving how they work to support the Administrator’s goal of “Making America Healthy Again”. 

• Driving innovation through technologies such as AI and machine learning 

• How CMS is leveraging technology to “Crush Fraud” at the agency. 

• Exploring CMS’s data strategy, balancing decision-making with privacy concerns 

• Safeguarding sensitive information, leveraging data for better healthcare outcomes 

• Exploring how changes in OAGM impact the future of procurements