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SEEMA VERMA

FROM : CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES TO : 100PLUS
WAS : ADMINISTRATOR NOW : MEMBER , BOARD OF ADVISORS

DR TIM FERRIS

Seema Verma has joined the advisory board of 100Plus , the remote patient monitoring platform for doctors . Previously she was the longest-serving administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in modern history , after being nominated by then-President Donald Trump in 2016 . Verma oversaw a budget of more than $ 1.3 trillion , while advocating for tighter controls to government health programmes . She also served on the White House COVID-19 Task Force , leading efforts to expand testing and ensure access to vaccines .
FROM : MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION TO : NHS ENGLAND AND NHS IMPROVEMENT
WAS : CEO NOW : DIRECTOR OF TRANSFORMATION
Dr Tim Ferris is set to lead the NHS ' new Transformation Directorate , bringing together the organisation ’ s operational improvement team and NHSX , the digital arm . Ferris has served as a non-executive director of NHS Improvement for almost three years , and is internationally renowned for his pioneering work on improving health and care in both hospital and community settings . He founded the Center for Population Health , which champions the use of prevention and data to improve health , reduce inequalities , and save lives . healthcareglobal . com 17