Rahul Rajkumar – CMS Rahul Rajkumar, MD, JD, is the Deputy Director at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is responsible for developing and implementing innovative health care service delivery programs that will help improve and update the Nation’s health care delivery system. This Center has a growing portfolio and is testing various payment and service delivery models that aim to achieve better care for patients, smarter health care spending, and a healthier future for all Americans.
Dr. Rajkumar joined CMS in 2012. As a member of the leadership team, he helped to build the Innovation Center from its startup phase and managed the design and launch of the Center’s models. His responsibilities include managing the Center’s operations, budget and portfolio, and the design and expansion of new payment models – and building strong working relationships with health care policy leaders within and outside of HHS.
Prior to arriving at CMS, Dr. Rajkumar was a consultant at McKinsey and Company, where he helped the senior management of leading hospitals and health care payers respond to national reform and the design and operational aspects of accountable care organizations. Dr. Rajkumar previously practiced hospital-based medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he completed his residency training in Internal Medicine.
He has published articles in journals such as JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine, Health Affairs, and given national presentations on topics including health care policy, quality of care, payment reform and the transformation of clinical operations. Dr. Rajkumar holds a BA in History from Yale University, an MD from Yale School of Medicine and a JD from Yale Law School. Dr. Rajkumar is a recipient of a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship. He is a practicing internist and is married with two children.