The federal government has awarded $6 million to 73 selected “innovation advisers” who will experiment with new ways to improve health care and reduce health care costs.

The program, operated by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), has awarded funding to a variety of health care professionals:  doctors, nurses, hospital executives, and health policy and public health officials from 27 states.

Grant recipients are currently receiving training for their year-long participation in the program.  Another round of participants will be chosen in the spring.

Read about the program, how it works, and the kinds of innovations it is pursuing in this Washington Post article.

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