AMGA Congratulates Adam Boehler on His New Role as Senior Advisor for Value-Based Transformation and Innovation

Alexandria, VA – Jerry Penso, M.D., M.B.A., AMGA’s president and chief executive officer, today congratulated Adam Boehler on his new position as Senior Advisor for Value-Based Transformation and Innovation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS), and issued the following statement:

“AMGA and our members congratulate Mr. Boehler on his appointment as a senior advisor for value-based transformation and innovation at HHS. We feel this indicates the agency is serious about moving the provision of health care to models that are based on care coordination and population health. Not only do we share this goal, AMGA members have been pioneers in this effort to provide the best possible care to their patients. We stand ready to work with him to develop models of care that recognize and reward medical groups and integrated health systems for their value-based approach to health care delivery.

“Our members are building care models that recognize that value-based health care is the future of care delivery in the United States. Mr. Boehler’s experience both at Landmark Health and as the director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation demonstrate that Secretary Azar and his team at HHS share our vision for a healthcare system built on value. We look forward to sharing with him our members’ expertise and experience in delivering health care that emphasizes the value of care provided to our patients.”

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AMGA is a trade association leading the transformation of health care in America. Representing multispecialty medical groups and integrated systems of care, we advocate, educate, innovate, and empower our members to deliver the next level of high performance health. AMGA is the national voice promoting awareness of our members’ recognized excellence in the delivery of coordinated, high quality, high-value care. More than 175,000 physicians practice in our member organizations, delivering care to one in three Americans.