Dr. Meena Seshamani

Thank you so much for having me.

Thank you so much for having me.

Thank you so much for having me.

Sure. So I feel very privileged to have the opportunity to have this career path that has really enabled me to both take care of people and have impact on the ground and to work at higher levels in policy to really shape the system in which people can care for patients. By training, I am an otolaryngologist or a head and neck surgeon, and I have practiced full time on the ground.

Sure. So I feel very privileged to have the opportunity to have this career path that has really enabled me to both take care of people and have impact on the ground and to work at higher levels in policy to really shape the system in which people can care for patients. By training, I am an otolaryngologist or a head and neck surgeon, and I have practiced full time on the ground.

Sure. So I feel very privileged to have the opportunity to have this career path that has really enabled me to both take care of people and have impact on the ground and to work at higher levels in policy to really shape the system in which people can care for patients. By training, I am an otolaryngologist or a head and neck surgeon, and I have practiced full time on the ground.

I also have my PhD in healthcare economics. And so I have been able to leverage both that on the ground experience as well as my economics and policy expertise both in leading care transformation for a major health system, in leading the Office of Health Reform in the Obama administration as we were implementing the Affordable Care Act, and most recently, leading the Medicare program,

I also have my PhD in healthcare economics. And so I have been able to leverage both that on the ground experience as well as my economics and policy expertise both in leading care transformation for a major health system, in leading the Office of Health Reform in the Obama administration as we were implementing the Affordable Care Act, and most recently, leading the Medicare program,

I also have my PhD in healthcare economics. And so I have been able to leverage both that on the ground experience as well as my economics and policy expertise both in leading care transformation for a major health system, in leading the Office of Health Reform in the Obama administration as we were implementing the Affordable Care Act, and most recently, leading the Medicare program,

where we implemented the Inflation Reduction Act and stood up for the first time the Medicare drug price negotiation in the history of the Medicare program, among many other things that we did. Now I have the opportunity to bring that back to my home state. I moved to Maryland 20 years ago for residency. I suppose I just dated myself.

where we implemented the Inflation Reduction Act and stood up for the first time the Medicare drug price negotiation in the history of the Medicare program, among many other things that we did. Now I have the opportunity to bring that back to my home state. I moved to Maryland 20 years ago for residency. I suppose I just dated myself.

where we implemented the Inflation Reduction Act and stood up for the first time the Medicare drug price negotiation in the history of the Medicare program, among many other things that we did. Now I have the opportunity to bring that back to my home state. I moved to Maryland 20 years ago for residency. I suppose I just dated myself.

It's wonderful to now have the opportunity to lead health for my home state to really ensure that we are improving the health and well-being of all Marylanders in a holistic way.

It's wonderful to now have the opportunity to lead health for my home state to really ensure that we are improving the health and well-being of all Marylanders in a holistic way.

It's wonderful to now have the opportunity to lead health for my home state to really ensure that we are improving the health and well-being of all Marylanders in a holistic way.

Oh, so Medicare has been in existence since 1965. In 2003, that was the first time that there was a prescription drug benefit in the Medicare program. And the Inflation Reduction Act, or the prescription drug law as we would call it, was really the biggest changes to Medicare prescription drug coverage in two decades since prescription drugs had been brought to the Medicare program.

Oh, so Medicare has been in existence since 1965. In 2003, that was the first time that there was a prescription drug benefit in the Medicare program. And the Inflation Reduction Act, or the prescription drug law as we would call it, was really the biggest changes to Medicare prescription drug coverage in two decades since prescription drugs had been brought to the Medicare program.

Oh, so Medicare has been in existence since 1965. In 2003, that was the first time that there was a prescription drug benefit in the Medicare program. And the Inflation Reduction Act, or the prescription drug law as we would call it, was really the biggest changes to Medicare prescription drug coverage in two decades since prescription drugs had been brought to the Medicare program.

So one big piece of that was enabling Medicare to finally negotiate directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers on high-cost drugs. Previously, Medicare could not negotiate directly

So one big piece of that was enabling Medicare to finally negotiate directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers on high-cost drugs. Previously, Medicare could not negotiate directly