Former Medicaid Director: Health Care Reform Will Probably Work

Former Medicaid Director: Health Care Reform Will Probably Work

Dec 29th, 2009 | by Bobby Jones
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At its most basic level, health care reform has to do two things: It would get nearly everyone into the system and it would reduce overall costs. But according to former national Medicaid director Sally Richardson, those goals are really the same thing. Richardson was a member of the Clinton administration health care task force and is now the executive director of the WVU Institute for Health Policy Research. She says the key is getting people to move away from crisis medicine and toward prevention.

Former Medicaid Director: Health Care Reform Will Probably Work

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Author : Bobby Jones

Chief Operating Officer, CareSource More than 30 years experience in both Medicaid and Medicare; Strong proponent for public sector health care at both the state and federal levels; Proven track record for driving operational efficiencies with an extensive executive leadership background in health plan operations for national managed care organizations; Holds a bachelor's degree in Finance and Business Economics from Wayne State University and a master's degree in Public Administration from Eastern Michigan University.