Nancy-Ann DeParle

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Nancy-Ann DeParle

Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy

Nancy-Ann DeParle, one of the nation’s leading experts on health care and regulatory issues, serves as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.

As commissioner of the Department of Human Services in Tennessee, she saw firsthand the health care system’s impact on workers and families. In the Clinton Administration, DeParle handled budget matters for federal health care programs, and took on the tremendous task of managing Medicare and Medicaid as the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Nancy-Ann DeParle's Posts

Health Care

Lowering Health Care Cost Growth to Get More Value for Consumers

January 9, 2012 at 5:00 PM EDT

Newly released statistics show that health care spending growth in 2009 and 2010 decreased to record lows

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Reducing Health Care Costs – More Good News

December 15, 2011 at 4:05 PM EDT

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More Good News for Medicare

December 1, 2011 at 5:50 PM EDT

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We Can’t Wait: New Steps Encourage Doctors and Hospitals to Use Health IT to Lower Costs, Improve Quality, Create Jobs

November 30, 2011 at 2:08 PM EDT

The new Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act offers doctors and hospitals the opportunity to earn financial incentives from Medicare and Medicaid if they show that they have adopted health information technology and are using it to make a meaningful difference in patient care

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Millions of Seniors Saving Money on Prescription Drugs, Thanks to the Affordable Care Act

November 28, 2011 at 3:51 PM EDT

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Rate Review: Cutting Costs for Consumers and Small Businesses – Chapter One

October 13, 2011 at 9:35 AM EDT

Learn more about how the Affordable Care Act is working to control health insurance premium hikes.

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Health Insurance Premium Update

September 27, 2011 at 11:00 AM EDT

The Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual survey on health insurance and the Office of Personnel Management provide new insight on insurance premiums.

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National Health Expenditures Reach Historic Low

July 28, 2011 at 3:00 AM EDT

The CMS Office of the Actuary releases its report on how much the United States spends on health care now and in the future.

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Not a Prediction

June 20, 2011 at 7:02 PM EDT

Under the Affordable Care Act, employers will continue to offer health insurance to their workers.

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Getting Insurance at Work

June 8, 2011 at 9:30 AM EDT

The Affordable Care Act will strengthen the health care system and make it easier for employers to offer high quality coverage to their employees. Here's what contrary reports have missed.

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