Bruce Vladeck

Bruce Vladeck is Executive Director of the Health Sciences Advisory Services, or HSAS practices for Ernst & Young, LLP. A nationally recognized expert on health care policy, health care financing, and long-term care, Dr. Vladeck brings unparalleled experience, a unique perspective, and unusual wit to the issues surrounding the future of health care and of Medicare and Medicaid, specifically.

He served for four years in the mid-1990s as the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he directed Medicare and Medicaid. During his tenure, Dr. Vladeck revitalized agency morale and performance, oversaw the most extensive reorganization in the agency’s history, and brought significant innovations to its programs.