Neil Meltzer, president and CEO of the Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health, was recently appointed chairperson of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education, a federal health care advisory committee to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He will begin his term next month.
Established in 1999, the APOE advises and makes recommendations to the secretary of Health and Human Services and the administrator of CMS concerning educational and outreach strategies — with a particular focus on vulnerable and underserved populations — on a broad range of federal health care programs and policies such as Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Meltzer joined the panel last year and was selected as chair because of his extensive experience in health care and community-focused approaches to health care, as well as his contributions as a panel member over the past year.
“I am honored to lead this federal advisory panel and look forward to working alongside this dynamic group of leaders as we advocate for patients and health care consumers,” he said. “I am eager to share best practices and lessons learned from my experience with LifeBridge Health that are applicable in reaching minority, vulnerable and other populations facing barriers to care across the country.”
Under Meltzer’s leadership, LifeBridge Health has developed significant innovative and successful approaches toward enhancing the health of the populations served by LifeBridge Health. He strives to develop effective strategies addressing the challenges different underserved populations face in accessing health care in central Maryland and beyond. Along with his background in public health, Meltzer has a unique viewpoint in that LifeBridge Health has facilities in both urban and rural communities.
Meltzer is also active on many local and civic boards, including the National Health Care Workforce Commission and the Maryland Hospital Association. He is a former national chair for the American Heart Association.
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