Blum Leaving CMS After Five Years Overseeing Medicare Reforms
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS Principal Deputy Administrator Jonathan Blum has been the lead agency official on policies including accountable care organizations and DME competitive bidding during the past five years. He will step down in mid-May.
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