Dr. Lee Newcomer, author of UNMASKED: What I learned About Love, Failure and Reform From Both Sides of the Hospital Bed, has signed with Creative Management Partners (CMP) agent Alan Morell for book submission to publishers, as announced today. Morell will work with Newcomer and his senior advisor Jennifer S. Wilkov of Your Book Is Your Hook on opportunities including satellite media book tours, speaking engagements, and media and editorial interviews.
Newcomer is a nationally recognized health care policy expert, physician, and the first former chief medical officer of UnitedHealthcare. With decades of experience spanning clinical medicine, health care delivery, insurance, and innovative payment models, he brings a rare perspective on policies shaping the cost, quality, and future of American health care. A medical oncologist with experience in direct patient care, he has led a large hospital and physician group and served as a board director for precision medicine companies in genomics and pharmaceuticals.
In UNMASKED, Newcomer offers readers insights into the miracles and accomplishments of medicine, as well as its shortcomings, through the eyes of a doctor who is also a patient. He stated, “I’m looking forward to working together with Alan and Jennifer to bring this book to the public. Jennifer, my valued Advisor brought us all together and I am very pleased with the process as Alan and CMP outlined our mutual goals. I feel strongly about my Authorship of UNMASKED because it offers readers insights into the miracles and accomplishments of medicine and its shortcomings as well through the eyes of a doctor who is also a patient.”
Wilkov noted, “Dr. Lee Newcomer brings an extraordinary perspective to UNMASKED—one shaped by his experiences on both sides of the hospital bed, as both a physician and a patient, as well as by his decades at the forefront of health care as an executive and nationally recognized health care policy expert. It has been a privilege to advise Dr. Lee Newcomer on this important project and to bring him together with Alan Morell and Creative Management Partners. I believe UNMASKED has the potential to reach a wide audience and spark meaningful conversations about health care and how we can make it better for everyone.”
Agent Alan Morell said, “In my Literary Agent view, UNMASKED by Dr. Lee Newcomer allows the reader to experience both medical proficiency but also medical practice flaws or failures to meet certain standards, which in today’s world is unacceptable. This from an Author/Expert formerly a C-level executive at a Fortune 50 health care insurance company, physician management, and spanning across the aisle to patient centric care. This is a MUST READ for every household.”
Newcomer has contributed to health care discussions through various outlets. His work can be found on Health Affairs and Health Affairs, as well as in PMC and The American Journal of Managed Care. He has also appeared on podcasts such as Apple Podcasts and has written for Trapelo Health and Managed Healthcare Executive.
This announcement is significant because it brings attention to a book that promises to offer a unique insider’s view of health care from a physician who has also been a patient. Newcomer’s experience as a former chief medical officer at a major insurer gives him insight into both the clinical and administrative sides of health care. The book could potentially influence public discourse on health care reform by highlighting both successes and failures in the system.
Creative Management Partners, based in Beverly Hills, has over 40 years of experience managing more than 3,700 campaigns in talent and literary works. Morell’s clients have received prestigious awards including Grammy, Tony, Clio, Oscar, Emmy, ESPY, Telly, Victors, and New York Times Bestselling author recognition.
