Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

Richard Gilfillan, Director

Sean Cavanaugh, Deputy Director

Thomas Reilly, Deputy Director

Dennis Wagner, Co-Director and Associate Director

Patient Care Models Group 

Carol Bazell, M.D., Director

Division of Technical Model Support - Carol Bazell, M.D., Acting Director

Division of Payment Models - Carol Bazell, M.D., Acting Director

Division of Health Care Models - Carol Bazell, M.D., Acting Director

Seamless Care Models Group

Vacant, Director

Division of Advanced Primary Care - Pauline Lapin, Acting Director

Division of Accountable Care Organization Populations - Hoangmai Pham, M.D., Director

Preventive and Population Health Care Models Group

Vacant, Director

Research and Rapid Cycle Evaluation Group

William Shrank, M.D., Director

Division of Research on Health Plans, Health Systems, and Drugs - Noemi Rudolph, Director

Division of Research on Payment and Accountability - Timothy Cuerdon, Director

Division of Research on Vulnerable Populations and Care Transformation - William Clark, Director

Division of Statistical Methods and Programming - Renee Mentnech, Acting Director

Stakeholder Engagement Group

Mandy Cohen, M.D., Director

Learning and Diffusion Group

Rocco Perla, Director

Division of Learning System Design and Improvement - Captain Frances Gipson, Acting Director

Division of Large Scale Spread and Improvement - Captain Frances Gipson, Acting Director

Division of Acute Care Improvement - Captain Frances Gipson, Acting Director

Business Services Group

Jeanne Wise, Director

Division of Executive Operations - Barbara Harrington, Director

Division of Innovation Program Management -Rick Singer, Director

Division of Budget and Contracting - Bennett Solberg, Director

Medicare Demonstrations Group

Linda Magno, Director

Division of Delivery System Demonstrations - David Hurwitz, Director

Division of Payment Policy Demonstrations - Cynthia Mason, Director

Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Demonstrations - Lynn Riley, Director

Policy and Programs Group

Sheila Hanley, Director

Division of Division of Innovation Awards Programs - Cynthia Anderson, Acting Director

State Innovations Group

Karen Murphy, Director

Functional Statement

• Identifies, validates and disseminates information about new care models and payment approaches to serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries seeking to enhance the quality of health and health care and reducing cost through improvement.
• Consults with representatives of relevant Federal agencies, and clinical and analytical experts with expertise in medicine and health care management, including providers, payers, states, businesses, and community agencies, to develop new and effective models of care.
• Creates and tests new models in clinical care, integrated care and community health, and disseminates information on these models through CMS, HHS, states, local organizations, and industry channels.
• Performs rapid cycle evaluation of innovation and demonstration activities to determine effectiveness and feasibility for broader dissemination, scale, and sustainability.
• Works closely with other CMS components and regional offices to study health care industry trends and data for the purposes of designing, implementing, and evaluating innovative payment and service delivery models, and to disseminate information about effective models. 
• Creates and tests innovative payment and service delivery models, building collaborative learning networks to facilitate the collection and analysis of innovation, as well as the implementation of effective practices, and developing necessary technology to support this activity. 
• Creates and tests innovative payment and service delivery models, developing fellows with expertise in innovation, demonstration and diffusion to help support the introduction of effective practices across the nation.
• Carries out core business functions (e.g., budget, facilities, HR, communications).