Known as a keen strategist, Mr. Piper advises business and
government leaders on a diverse range of market, fiscal and policy problems.
Most recently, as a senior advisor to the administrator
of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Mr. Piper guided CMS leadership on implementation of the new Medicare
prescription drug benefit. He also served on CMS' executive council on Medicare reform implementation.
An accomplished healthcare executive, Mr. Piper's experience
includes Wisconsin state health commissioner, CEO of the Wisconsin Medicaid program, board member of The Leapfrog Group on
Patient Safety, director of groundbreaking projects serving large employers and a senior health staffer and presidential management
fellow at the The White House Office of Management and Budget.
Mr. Piper is a top authority on the buyer side of healthcare,
notably Medicare, Medicaid and Fortune 500 healthcare purchasing. As a national thought leader on market-based solutions to
cost and quality problems, Mr. Piper was instrumental in the creation of the pay-for-performance and transparency movements
in healthcare.
A frequent speaker at healthcare conferences, he has testified
before Congressional committees, negotiated federal legislation and advised foreign leaders. He is widely quoted in the press,
including BusinessWeek, USA Today, Modern Healthcare and Investor's Business Daily.
Board certified in healthcare management by the American
College of Healthcare Executives, Mr. Piper holds a master's degree in public administration from the University of Wisconsin,
Madison.
