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MEET TED

Theodore (Ted) Giovanis, FHFMA, MBA, is President and Founder of the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy that conducts research in the health policy and clinical arenas. He was previously President of T. Giovanis & Company, LLC and TGC, LLC health policy and reimbursement consultancies, specializing in strategic reimbursement advice and advocacy on behalf of a wide variety of clients.

 

Ted’s work has included both the Medicare and Medicaid payment areas across a wide cross section of the different payment systems over the past 40 years in the health policy, reimbursement and advocacy arenas. Well-known in the industry, Ted is a recognized expert in Medicare and Medicaid regulation and regulatory processes, has been an expert witness in numerous court cases and was solely responsible for the identification and prosecution of the rural floor budget neutrality issue/litigation, which resulted in a multibillion-dollar settlement for hospitals nationally.

 

He has also served as a hospital system CFO, controller and internal auditor as well as in numerous other hospital management and reimbursement/payment positions. Earlier in his career, Ted was one of the original staff at the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission and was a designer of the GIR (Guaranteed Inpatient Revenue) and TPR (Total Patient Revenue) payment systems. 

 

Ted also served as the Chairman of the Maryland Community Services Community Reimbursement Rate Commission, a gubernatorial appointment he was reappointed to by three different Governors with different political affiliations. Additionally, Ted is an accomplished professional sports car driver and team owner in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.

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INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PIONEER

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HEALTH STRATEGY EXPERT

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AWARD WINNING AUTHOR

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SPORTSCAR RACING DRIVER

JOHNS HOPKINS GIOVANIS INSTITUTE FOR TRANSLATIONAL CELL BIOLOGY

Ted Giovanis is donating $35 million to help Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers find ways to stop the spread of cancer in the body, which leads to about two-thirds of cancer deaths.

 

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine will study the biological roots of the most fatal aspect of cancer: how it metastasizes, or spreads, through the body.

 

The contribution, a 15-year commitment, will establish the Giovanis Institute for Translational Cell Biology, dedicated to studying metastasis. The institute’s researchers aim to make discoveries that reveal common features of metastasis across cancer types, with the potential to develop new therapies.

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Funding innovative medical research, data analysis, events, and other projects, the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy serves as an honest, independent broker of ideas and actions designed to advance both health care and health policy.

 

The JKTG Foundation’s work is rooted in an equally simple questions: Why are things done a certain way? This relentless curiosity drives every aspect of what the Foundation does.

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CHAMPIONSHIP CHASER

Team TGM is a championship-winning race team that competes in major North American road racing series, including the Michelin Pilot Challenge.

 

Ted Giovanis not only founded the team, but he is also one of the four drivers that compete aboard the team’s Aston Martin Vantage GT4 machines. Age is no barrier – despite being in his late 70s – Giovanis is still collecting trophies.

 

The team's #DrivingResearch campaign also showcases the efforts and programs of the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy – JKTG – aims to change health care for the better. 

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AUTHOR, ADVOCATE, RACER

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From the high-stakes world of federal courtrooms to the high-speed turns of race tracks, Ted Giovanis’s books capture a life built on determination, strategic thinking, and results.

 

In Beyond Fear, Giovanis recounts his extraordinary six-year battle with the U.S. Department, a fight that began with a single email and culminated in one of the largest Medicare court settlements in history. Representing 730 hospitals, he took on the federal government, navigated complex policy battles, and ultimately secured a $3 billion victory. Framed by his humble beginnings and the love and loss of his wife, Jayne, it is a powerful story of persistence, intellect, and the pursuit of justice.

 

In Focus Forward, the pace shifts from legal strategy to the race track, where Giovanis has spent three decades competing at speeds of 180 miles per hour. Starting his racing career at forty-six, he discovered that the discipline, teamwork, and adaptability needed in motorsport mirror the qualities that lead to success in life and business. He shares lessons learned in the driver’s seat, from preparation and resilience to embracing challenges head-on.

 

Together, these books offer a rare double perspective: one from the courtroom and one from the cockpit, united by the same driving force to face obstacles with courage, think strategically, and always keep pushing forward.

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