MCLEAN, Va., May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acentra Health, a Virginia-based technology solutions and clinical services company dedicated to helping government healthcare agencies accelerate better health outcomes, announced today that Acentra Health Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Verlon Johnson, MPA, has been appointed Chair of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) by the U.S.

弗吉尼亚州麦克莱恩，2024年5月2日（环球通讯社）--总部位于弗吉尼亚州的技术解决方案和临床服务公司Acentra Health今天宣布，Acentra Health执行副总裁兼首席战略官Verlon Johnson，MPA已被美国任命为医疗补助和芯片支付与获取委员会（MACPAC）主席。

Government Accountability Office (GAO). In addition, she was reappointed to serve a second consecutive three-year term as a MACPAC commissioner. MACPAC is a non-partisan advisory committee established in 2009 to advise Congress, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and states on policy and access issues related to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

政府问责局（GAO）。此外，她再次被任命为MACPAC专员，连续第二个三年任期。MACPAC是一个无党派咨询委员会，成立于2009年，旨在就医疗补助和儿童健康保险计划（CHIP）相关的政策和获取问题向国会、美国卫生与公众服务部部长以及各州提供咨询。

Its 17 commissioners are chosen from diverse regions across the nation and bring broad expertise and perspectives on Medicaid and CHIP. Johnson is a nationally recognized expert in government healthcare programs and has devoted her career to improving access to Medicaid. Prior to Acentra Health, Johnson spent nearly 25 years in federal service, including serving as the Associate Consortium Administrator for Medicaid and CHIP at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Acting Regional Director for the U.S.

它的17名委员来自全国不同地区，为医疗补助和CHIP带来了广泛的专业知识和观点。约翰逊是全国公认的政府医疗保健计划专家，她的职业生涯致力于改善获得医疗补助的机会。在Acentra Health之前，约翰逊在联邦政府工作了近25年，包括担任医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心（CMS）医疗补助和CHIP联合管理人，美国代理地区主任。

Department of Health and Human Services, and in multiple leadership roles across numerous CMS regions. In addition, she served as Vice President of Healthcare Policy and Management for IBM Watson Health’s government health and human services business group, where she provided strategic direction for innovation and improvements to Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance.

卫生与公众服务部，以及在众多CMS地区的多重领导角色。此外，她还担任IBM Watson Health的政府健康和人类服务业务组的医疗政策和管理副总裁，为医疗补助、医疗保险和私人保险的创新和改进提供战略方向。

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