Center for Program Integrity

Kim Brandt is CMS’ Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer. Previously, she was a Partner at the Washington, D.C.-based policy firm Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC, where she provided strategic advice on a broad array of healthcare regulatory, enforcement, and policy matters. She also served as an Advisor to the private equity firm Enhanced Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused on healthcare, and held board positions at two of its portfolio companies.

Kim has held multiple senior executive positions in government, including serving as Principal Deputy Administrator for Policy and Operations during the first Trump Administration. In that role she oversaw all activities necessary for the operation and management of CMS’ $1.4T budget in addition to leading efforts to reform the Physician Self-referral regulations and develop the first CMS interoperability rule. Kim previously served as Chief Oversight Counsel and General Counsel on the staff of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee where she led multiple healthcare investigations, the investigation into IRS political targeting and oversaw the political nominations process. Before joining the Finance Committee staff, Kim was a Senior Counsel at Alston & Bird in Washington, D.C. Her previous government service includes serving as the CMS Director of the Medicare Program Integrity Group and working at the HHS Office of Inspector General as a Senior Counsel and Director of External Affairs. Kim has a JD with a concentration in health law and an MA in legislative affairs.

Jeneen Iwugo is the Deputy Director of the Center for Program Integrity, with executive responsibility for operational leadership and execution of the Center’s $1 billion annual budget and resource management of over 500 FTEs.  Jeneen has over 20 years of government leadership, operations management, and policy development expertise.

Throughout her federal career, Jeneen has led healthcare quality innovation, beneficiary complaint and appeal reviews, redesign of large-scale contractor oversight and fiscal accountability procedures, and organizational change management efforts. Jeneen designed fundamental changes to the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) statute and led a substantial revision to the QIO program eligibility regulations which dramatically expanded program requirements and broadened the pool of organizations with which the agency can establish contracts. Jeneen brings a proven ability to align programs with evolving agency priorities and objectives. With a reputation for candor and transparency, Jeneen has a track record of successfully meeting and exceeding agency operational goals with proven results.

Jennifer Dupee is the Acting Deputy Director of the Center for Program Integrity (CPI).  In her role, Jennifer develops comprehensive mitigation strategies to address complex program integrity risks for all of CMS' programs. This includes provider investigations, state and plan audits, medical review, data analytics, and policy development. Jennifer has 15 years of government leadership experience that has spanned all facets of program integrity in Medicare, Medicaid and the Marketplace. Before joining CMS, Jennifer worked as a registered nurse on a general medicine and cardiology inpatient hospital unit. Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin, a Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law.

• Serves as CMS' focal point for all national and State-wide Medicare and Medicaid programs and CHIP integrity fraud and abuse issues.
• Promotes the integrity of the Medicare and Medicaid programs and CHIP through provider/contractor audits and policy reviews, identification and monitoring of program vulnerabilities, and providing support and assistance to States. Recommends modifications to programs and operations as necessary and works with CMS Centers, Offices, and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to affect changes as appropriate. Collaborates with the Office of Legislation on the development and advancement of new legislative initiatives and improvements to deter, reduce, and eliminate fraud, waste and abuse.
• Oversees all CMS interactions and collaboration with key stakeholders relating to program integrity (i.e., U.S. Department of Justice, DHHS Office of Inspector General, State law enforcement agencies, other Federal entities, CMS components) for the purposes of detecting, deterring, monitoring and combating fraud and abuse, as well as taking action against those that commit or participate in fraudulent or other unlawful activities.
• In collaboration with other CMS Centers, Offices, and the COO, develops and implements a comprehensive strategic plan, objectives and measures to carry out CMS' Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP program integrity mission and goals, and ensure program vulnerabilities are identified and resolved.