NxStage Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTM) chalked up another boon with the news that former chief medical officer of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Barry Straube joined the board of directors this week.
Straube enters the NxStage board after six years with CMS, during which time he was also director of the office of clinical standards and quality. He oversaw initiatives in Medicare coverage decision-making, quality improvement collaboratives and many sections of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, among others.