Regulators are increasing testing at the manufacturing, processing and retail level. Three recalls in the past few day’s advocates this type of action will continue. This should serve as a wakeup call to the food industry.

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“Information technology is a funny thing. It can make sharing information in a variety of formats faster, more convenient, and more accurate. However, the success of any technological advancement is entirely dependent on the rate at which its use is adopted by the intended users”…Read On…

From 2001 to 2004 Mr. Capretta served as an Associate Director at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), where he was the top official for health care programs, including all matters related to Medicare and Medicaid payment and regulatory issues. At OMB, Mr. Capretta was also responsible for Social Security, education, and welfare program oversight.

Since leaving government service in 2004, Mr. Capretta has become a frequent public commentator on health care and fiscal policy matters. He serves as a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a Principal at Civic Enterprises, LLC, where he is a policy and research consultant.

Mr. Capretta’s essays and articles have appeared in prominent national publications and online outlets, including Health Affairs, National Affairs, Kaiser Health News, RealClearPolitics and The Weekly Standard. He has testified before Congress and has appeared as a commentator on Fox News, Fox Business News, and CNBC, as well as numerous national and local radio programs. He is a frequent speaker at health policy conferences and meetings.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Capretta served for a decade in Congress as a senior analyst for health care issues at the Senate Budget Committee and for three years as a budget analyst at OMB. He earned his MA in Public Policy Studies from Duke University in 1987, and he graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1985 with a BA in Government.

Prior to his work with Leavitt Partners, Schuyler was the Director of technology for the Utah Health Insurance Exchange. Utah’s exchange was only the second of its kind in the United States when created in 2009. The exchange allows residents and business owners to shop, compare, and buy health insurance plans online. Schuyler was responsible for defining the technical goals and business processes associated with the exchange. He worked closely with technology vendors, state agency project directors, and insurance carrier IT managers to optimize development for time, cost, quality and predictability.

Prior to his post with the Utah health insurance exchange, Schuyler was the Manager for the Department of Environmental Quality, National Environmental Information Exchange Network. While serving in this role, Schuyler helped bring the State of Utah from the bottom third in environmental exchanges to the top ten percent in less than one year.

Dan is originally from Chicago, Illinois. He holds numerous IT certifications as well as a degree from Lewis University.

Prior to Leavitt Partners, Cheryl worked in the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development as the Director of the Utah Health Exchange office. Her leadership and expertise drew national attention as Utah’s health insurance exchange was recognized in the Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com, and BusinessWeek.com. Cheryl helped coordinate projects and ensured adequate administrative and financial controls, quality, and procedural efficiencies. She also managed the relationships between various stakeholders, including the business community, industry representatives, hospitals and non-hospital providers, advocates and other interest groups.

In other work capacities, Cheryl was a Visiting Health Policy Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. While at Heritage she focused her research, analysis, and writing on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Medicare drug pricing, and state health system reform.

Cheryl has a B.A. in Political Science and a Master of Public Policy (with an emphasis in health policy), both from Brigham Young University. She is originally from Montgomery, Alabama but is delighted to call Salt Lake City, Utah her adopted home.

Leavitt Partners Manging Director of Medicaid Practice, Dennis G. Smith, blogs about the hot, crazy and lazy days of summer in Washington, D.C. Check out his take on health care reform 100 days after passage.

“The temperature hit 100 degrees in the Nation’s Capital and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) turned 100 days old during this July 4th holiday week…” More

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