Evening Must-Read: Neera Tanden, Zeke Emanuel, and Topher Spiro: A New Management Structure for a New Phase of the Affordable Care Act

Neera Tanden, Zeke Emanuel, and Topher Spiro: A New Management Structure for a New Phase of the Affordable Care Act: “A CEO of marketplace health insurance…

…who would oversee the federal marketplace, the state marketplaces, and insurance oversight and regulation… the single leader accountable for all of implementation… a background in health care issues, as well as private-sector experience, and should be appointed for the remainder of the administration…. An advisory board composed of the secretary of health and human services—who would serve as the chairperson—the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, and two private-sector individuals… free from conflicts of interest…. A technical advisory committee composed of representatives from the IT general contractor, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Office of Immigration Statistics, the Social Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, state Medicaid agencies, state insurance commissioners, and insurers…. A a work plan that prioritizes and schedules the long list of tasks… within specific timeframes. This plan should be made transparent to stakeholders and the general public.