Patrick H. Conway

Patrick H. Conway
Director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
In office
2013–2017
Succeeded byAdam Boehler
CMS Chief Medical Officer
In office
2011–2017
CMS Innovation Center Director
In office
2013–2017
CMS Acting Administrator
In office
2017–2017
Succeeded bySeema Verma
President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
In office
2017–2019
CEO of Care Solutions at Optum
In office
2020–2023
CEO of Optum Rx
Assumed office
2023
Personal details
Born1974 (age 49–50)
College Station, Texas, U.S.
SpouseHeather Conway
EducationBaylor College of Medicine
OccupationPhysician

Patrick H. Conway (born 1974) is an American physician and an advocate of health system transformation and innovation in the public and private sector. He is a practicing pediatrician formerly serving at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Children's National Medical Center. He was the chief medical officer and acting administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) leading quality-of-care efforts for the nation.[1] Conway also served as the Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and was responsible for new national payment models for Medicare and Medicaid focused on better quality and lower costs.[2]

  1. ^ Robert Pear. "Shaping Health Policy for Millions, and Still Treating Some on the Side". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Larry Beresford. "Conway to Head Medicare Innovation Center". No. July. The Hospitalist. Retrieved July 7, 2013.