Thursday, April 24, 2014

Danielle Moon, Head Of MA & Drug Plan Division, To Leave CMS In May

Danielle Moon, Head Of MA & Drug Plan Division, To Leave CMS In May-insideahealthpolicy: Danielle Moon, who heads the CMS division in charge of Medicare Advantage and drug plans, is leaving the agency for an outside consulting firm at the end of May, according to an April 23 internal agency email. Kathryn Coleman, currently the acting deputy director of the Medicare Drug & Health Plan Contract Administration Group, will become the acting director. Moon's departure is the second major personnel announcement in as many days. CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced on Tuesday that CMS Principal Deputy Administrator Jon Blum is leaving the agency.