Andrew Ward

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About Andrew Ward

Present/Current Position Director (Supervisory Epidemiologist), Evidence Development Division (EDD), Coverage and Analysis Group (CAG), Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)/Health and Human Services (HHS), Baltimore, MD; July 2019 – Present • Provide technical direction and serving as an expert to review, analyze, and develop quantifiable data-based analyses and studies; • Provide in-depth reviews of studies in the field of health technology to ensure that they are sound, and the findings are accurate; • Oversee the evaluations of Investigative Device Exemptions (IDEs) and Coverage with Evidence Development (CDE), and work with other Coverage and Analysis Divisions in the assessment of National Coverage Determinations (NCDs). Past Positions (Chronological Listing) Deputy Director, Division of Modeling and Analytics (DMA), Data Analytics and Systems Group (DASG), Center for Program Integrity (CPI), Health and Human Services/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD; August 22, 2016 - July 2019, March 2014 – April 2016 (11/2013 - 02/2014, Acting Deputy Director). Acting Director, Division of Modeling and Analytics (DMA), Data Analytics and Systems Group (DASG), Center for Program Integrity (CPI), Health and Human Services/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD; April 2016 - August 21, 2016. Health Insurance Specialist/Business Analyst, Performance Reporting Group (PRG), Health and Human Services (HHS)/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Baltimore, MD; 2011-2012 Senior Health Policy Analyst, Kansas Health Institute, Topeka, KS; 2009-2011 Post-Doctoral Associate, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 2008-2009 - worked on National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data preparation, harmonization, documentation, and presentation. Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Cognitive Science Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; Associate Professor (tenured), Philosophy Department, San José State University, San José, CA; (Assistant Professor, 1990-1994) Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN; 1988-1990 Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; 1987-1988 Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 1986-1987 Assistant Director, Western Civilization Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.