Dana Gelb Safran, ScD, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' (Blue Cross) Chief Performance Measurement and Improvement Officer and Senior Vice President, Enterprise Analytics, was recently appointed by U.S. Comptroller General and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office Gene L. Dodaro to serve on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). MedPAC is a 17-person group that includes health professionals, employers, third-party payers, researchers, and representatives of consumers and the elderly and advises Congress on issues related to Medicare payment policy. ... |