Andy Slavitt
| Andy Slavitt | |
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| Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting | |
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Assumed office March 18, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Marilyn Tavenner |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse(s) | Lana Etherington (1996–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of Pennsylvania (BS) Harvard University (MBA) |
Andrew M. "Andy" Slavitt is the Acting Administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, a position he has held since March 2015. A leader of the team which repaired healthcare.gov after its problematic rollout, he was nominated by Barack Obama to run Medicare and Medicaid in July 2015.[1][2][3]
Biography
Slavitt graduated from The College of Arts and Sciences at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1988 and earned an MBA at the Harvard Business School.[4]
After school, he was a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company and later an investment banker with Goldman Sachs.[5][6] In 1999 he founded Health Allies, a healthcare company, and served as its CEO until 2006, when the company was acquired by United Health[7][8] where he served as an executive vice president for Optum, a subsidiary of United Health Group, and CEO of Optum Insight.[7][8]
Personal life
In 1996, he married Lana Etherington; they have two sons, Caleb and Zachary.[9][10]
References
- ↑ Tracer, Zachary and spunce (July 9, 2015). "Obama Nominates Andy Slavitt to Run Medicare, Medicaid Agency". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Jayne (February 23, 2015). "Changes at the top of Medicare, Medicaid agency". USA Today. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ Cooney, Peter (July 9, 2015). "Obamacare acting administrator Slavitt nominated to head agency". CNBC. Reuters. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ Morgan, David (June 20, 2014). "U.S. creates new CEO position for Obamacare insurance market". Reuters. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ Herzlinger, Regina E. (April 9, 2004). Consumer-Driven Health Care: Implications for Providers, Payers, and Policy-Makers. Jossey Bass. p. 137. ISBN 0787952583. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ HME News Staff (July 10, 2015). "Obama makes his pick for CMS administrator". HME News. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- 1 2 Pear, Robert (June 20, 2014). "Health Site Is Changing Supervision". New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- 1 2 Crosby, Jackie (June 20, 2014). "Optum executive takes federal appointment". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Gazette: "Andrew Slavitt, C/W'88, married Lana Etherington in Santa Barbara, Calif., on September 8, 1996" retrieved October 15, 2016
- ↑ Hakol: Temple Israel Bulletin April 2011 / Adar II – Nisan 5771
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Marilyn Tavenner |
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting 2015–present |
Succeeded by Seema Verma Nominee |