An experienced healthcare executive, Robert Ross is dedicated to developing solutions to provide quality, accessible, cost-effective care while ensuring the sustainability of safety-net providers to meet the needs of their communities. Rob’s expertise includes strategic planning, system integration, financial turnaround, continuum of care strategies, provider alignment, and service line and leadership development. During his long … Read More
A seasoned public health professional with a strong interest in behavioral health, harm reduction, substance use, and social determinants of health, Margot Swift is a collaborative and compassionate leader and colleague. She joins HMA after serving with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH), Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use … Read More
Steven Raveesh is a healthcare strategy consultant with experience in strategic growth and planning, business development, project management, and business transformation. He is a proven leader of provider initiatives, including market entry, facility development, and physician relations. He is skilled in developing, analyzing, and implementing strategic initiatives to drive growth, increase revenue, and contribute to … Read More
This webinar was held on September 7, 2023. States, counties, health plans, and providers are asking how to meet the growing demand for behavioral health (BH) services. HMA teamed with experts to discuss these challenges at our recent Quality Conference where we crowdsourced ideas for how to redefine and measure network adequacy, examining provider selection, … Read More
Melissa Corrado offers a powerful blend of program development, training and implementation expertise to HMA clients. Prior to joining HMA, Melissa served as a director of performance improvement for the Primary Care Development Corporation – a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding and transforming primary care in underserved communities. A key member of the leadership team, … Read More
Jeff DeVries leads the HMA contracts team in ensuring the contracting process is timely, transparent and fair for both HMA and our clients. He is skilled in all aspects of contract management with expertise in highly regulated industries. Colleagues and clients alike rely on his business strategy, budgeting, compliance, and risk mitigation expertise. Jeff supervises … Read More
A skilled program developer and strategic thinker, Katie Kauffman-Clay is an exceptional communicator, problem solver and leader with extensive experience implementing and leading healthcare programs and services. Her work at HMA ranges from program development and implementation to strategic planning, operational optimization, stakeholder engagement, project management, policy writing, and grant writing. Prior to joining HMA, … Read More
Policy crossroads and the end of the public health emergency due to COVID-19 This is part of a three-part series on significant implications of the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). The Biden administration has announced that the COVID-19 pandemic Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration will expire on May 11, 2023. The end of … Read More
HMA Managing Principal Anne Winter joined the “Our American States” podcast, produced by the National Conference of State Legislatures, to discuss emerging gene therapies and the high costs associated with them. The episode, The Fiscal Challenge of Emerging Gene Therapies, originally aired Jan. 11, 2021.
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.