# Where Healthcare Policy Is Headed | Chief Counselor at HHS, Chris Klomp

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Podcast: [The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-heart-of-healthcare-a-digital-health-podcast-4062107)
Published: 2026-03-23T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://Chris-Klomp
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Chris Klomp, Director of Medicare and Deputy Administrator of CMS, and Senior Advisor to HHS Secretary RFK Jr., has big ambitions to reshape how healthcare works in the United States. This week, ​​Steve sits down with Klomp to discuss how his experience as a digital health entrepreneur is guiding his current role overseeing a roughly $2 trillion department. Klomp shares the government's strategy for restoring trust between providers and payers, driving down costs, and addressing a system where approximately 90% of healthcare dollars are still spent in a fee-for-service arrangement.  We cover : Why 90% of US healthcare remains fee-for-service after two decades of reform. The intentional design of the new Access model to be deflationary and fuel entrepreneurship among insurgents. The commitment from the payer industry to make prior authorization invisible to patients and providers by 2027. CMS's aggressive stance on data interoperability and funding enforcement against data blocking. How the Most Favored Nation policy is re-wiring global prescription drug supply to lower prices without compromising innovation. — About our guest:  Chris Klomp is the Director of Medicare and Deputy Administrator of CMS, and Senior Advisor to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. With extensive experience in healthcare payment reform and data sharing, he built and led Collective Medical, the largest U.S. real-time care collaboration data network, acquired by PointClickCare in 2020. There, he partnered with health systems, plans, providers, post-acutes, and state governments to advance value-based care through enhanced data access and insights. Chris has driven healthcare reform at state and federal levels, focusing on value-based care and interoperable health technology. Through End…

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