Fargo, N.D. (June 23, 2025) — Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC (Noridian), a leader in developing healthcare administrative solutions, is proud to announce the appointment of Jonathan Blum to its board of directors. Blum is a respected healthcare policy expert and previous Principal Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
“Jon’s expertise in health policy and record of distinguished leadership with CMS, will, without doubt, help guide Noridian’s strategy and growth,” expresses Noridian President and CEO Jon Bogenreif. “We are proud to welcome him to the board.”
Blum’s tenure at CMS included close coordination with the White House to lead the CMS response during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the development of preparation materials for future pandemics and other disaster responses. After time, he led the agency’s efforts to unwind policy and operational responses implemented during the pandemic and to support health system recovery.
He further, oversaw all aspects of CMS’s $1.5 trillion program budget and $11 billion operating budget. Setting a priority to drive the strategy to improve and reform CMS’ contractor and IT spending, producing an operating surplus for FY 2025.
“I am honored to join the board of directors at Noridian,” said Blum. “Noridian is well-respected as a steward of Medicare for its transparency, efficiency and accountability.”
Blum is currently a Managing Partner at Health Transformation Strategies, a DC-based consulting firm. He is also a non-resident Senior Scholar at USC Schaeffer Institute. He holds a master’s degree in public policy, from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.