A healthcare technology expert, strategic planner, and healthcare executive, Jamie Titak has deep experience in electronic health records, healthcare informatics data, and integrating technology into operations. Before joining HMA, Jamie served as corporate vice president with New York Life Insurance where she organized and led cross-functional initiatives to develop key strategic capabilities and introduce the … Read More
A diversified and experienced project manager and healthcare leader, Missy Garrity has helped clients, including states, health plans, and other healthcare and nonprofit organizations, succeed in a variety of projects and programs. She has successfully led large, strategic projects related to delivery system and payment reforms including new health plan start-ups, systems implementation and replacements, … Read More
A recent report examines the importance of behavioral healthcare (BH) and its ability to improve outcomes and reduce costs when integrated in meaningful ways with medical services, especially primary care. An HMA team of behavioral health experts, including Annalisa Baker, Ann Filiault and Josh Rubin, published the report, The Value of Community Behavioral Health Providers … Read More
An HMA-authored issue brief examines beneficiary access to, and plan adoption of, newly expanded Medicare Advantage (MA) supplemental benefit flexibilities and raises questions regarding the expected impacts of new supplemental benefit offerings on beneficiary satisfaction, outcomes, and total cost of care. The new flexibilities for MA plans include innovative supplemental benefits offered through expansion of … Read More
Dates: September 11-12, 2017 Location: Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel Waivers, block grants and per capita caps, member premiums and copays, health savings accounts, expansion, and new benefit design and funding models will take center stage as 35 speakers from leading health plans, states and providers join Health Management Associates for the high-level, two-day conference The … Read More
Clare Mamerow has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare policy analysis and helping clients strategize and advocate for inpatient reimbursement solutions for a range of drugs, devices, and diagnostic tests. She previously led the inpatient hospital team at The Moran Company (TMC) where she assisted clients with numerous New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) … Read More
Constance Payne is a healthcare subject matter expert who brings highly successful, strategic solutions to an array of value-based care initiatives. Her extensive background includes pharmacy practice, federal healthcare policy, Medicaid, behavioral health services, and management consulting. Prior to joining HMA, Dr. Payne was a project delivery senior consultant in the Government and Public Services … Read More
Michael Forster, FSA, MAAA works in the New York office of Wakely Consulting Group, LLC. Michael joined Wakely in 2016. He has extensive experience working with the state of Vermont on its all-payer Medicaid ACO model. Michael works on Medicare and Provider analytics along with Medicaid rate setting. He has led projects for health plans … Read More
New Report Analyzes the Expanding Landscape of Value-Based Entities Research from HMA and LP VBP experts segments and sizes the growing enabler market, considering benefits and risks, and proposing guiding principles and policy recommendations for the CMS Innovation Center A new in-depth HMA report analyzes the landscape of emerging value-based entities and the implications … Read More
Innovative approaches to financing, delivery of healthcare and human services: Burns & Associates Since 2006, the health policy consulting firm Burns & Associates, has been working with states on policy analysis, financial modeling, rate setting and program design, implementation, and evaluation. On September 1, 2020, Burns & Associates (B&A), became a division of Health Management Associates. … Read More