LIVE with Liz Fowler, director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation

<p>BONUS EPISODE</p><p>As part of Policy Spotlight, a new virtual event series from <em>Health Affairs</em>, Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20210521.101267/full/">welcomed Elizabeth "Liz" Fowler</a>, the new deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and director of its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to an in-depth discussion of Biden administration's plans and priorities for health care.</p><p>The interview was conducted on June 3, 2021.</p><p>As chief health council to then-Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT) at the time of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Liz Fowler was a major force in crafting and shepherding the landmark legislation through the Senate. Later, as a vice president at The Commonwealth Fund, she was a contributor to <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01411"><em>Health Affairs’ 2020 </em>special issue marking the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act: The ACA At 10<em>.</em> </a></p><p>In her current post, Dr. Fowler will play a key role setting priorities for the future of the ACA, insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansion, and a host of other issues critical to the quality, accessibility, and affordability of American health care. </p><p>Policy Spotlight features conversations with influential health policy experts in Washington, DC, and beyond. Interested in learning who is next as a speaker? <a href="https://healthaffairs.activehosted.com/f/67">Sign up for <em>Health Affairs Today </em>or <em>Health Affairs Sunday Update </em>newsletters</a> to be the first to hear about the upcoming events.<br><em> </em><br><em>Health Affairs</em> is grateful to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund for their support of the <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/toc/hlthaff/39/3">“Affordable Care Act Turns 10”</a> issue.</p><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-health-podyssey">RSS</a> | <a href="https://