David Pittman

David Pittman is a health policy and communications advisor at NAACOS News. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Politico Pro. He helped to launch the Pro eHealth vertical and covers nearly all aspects of health policy from Medicare and Medicaid to the Affordable Care Act and Capitol Hill.  David holds bachelors’ degrees in journalism and chemistry from the University of Georgia and previously worked at the Amarillo Globe-News in Texas, Chemical & Engineering News, FDA News, and most recently MedPage Today.

David's project compared state Medicaid models and the impact of innovations aimed at improving health care quality while lowering costs. His articles include: 

• State Medicaid ACOs Up but Struggles Mount

• Arkansas' Struggle with Telemedicine Mirrors the Nation's

• Medicaid Agencies Turn to 'Big Data' to Tackle Costs

• States Fail to Track Medicaid EHR Payments