Christina Altmayer is a senior executive with vast experience and success leading public agencies dedicated to early childhood. Her work has focused on policy and system changes to better serve the needs of children in both the healthcare and early education spaces. She joins HMA after leading high-impact efforts to implement and expand maternal and … Read More
Dan Castillo is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience in health administration. He specializes in health systems strategy, hospital leadership, medical group management, population health and academic medicine. Before joining Health Management Associates, Dan served as vice president and chief operating officer for the Tulane School of Medicine. In this role, … Read More
Zach Sherman is an Affordable Care Act (ACA) expert and Health Insurance Marketplace leader with extensive experience with start-ups and turnarounds. He is a strategic organizational leader who excels in building and enhancing team performance and has an impeccable ability to foster consensus among government leaders, insurers, and stakeholders to deliver value and achieve results. … Read More
This week, our In Focus section reviews the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model, which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicaid and Medicare Innovation (the Innovation Center) announced on December 15, 2023. States interested in participating in this model must submit an application to CMS during the … Read More
Access to care is not as simple as obtaining an insurance card. Some people find access to care is limited by geography or distance, others are limited by their native language or cultural awareness. In other ways, care can be limited by who is in the insurance network. All of these inequities can cause gaps … Read More
On April 4, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published two new resources addressing Medicaid’s Public Health Emergency (PHE) “unwinding” activities. [i] Today’s post focuses on CMS’ summary of promising state practices for unwinding planning efforts.
Michael O. Leavitt is the founder of Leavitt Partners where he helps clients navigate the future as they transition to new and better models of care. In previous roles, Mike served in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush (as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Secretary of Health and Human Services) and as … Read More
Your organization’s success relies on understanding evolving market dynamics and navigating a complex statutory and regulatory environment. Drug, device, and diagnostic firms, from established to start-up, come to HMA when they want experienced partners who can help with regulatory strategy, coding, coverage, and payment solutions, investment strategy, navigating the complexities of federal and state law, or … Read More
On April 30, 2015, HMA Information Services hosted the webinar, “Implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling in Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center: A Real-world Analysis.” The U.S. Supreme Court recently limited the ability of healthcare providers to file lawsuits against state Medicaid programs over the adequacy of provider payment rates. The court’s decision in … Read More
Stephen Pawlowski has devoted his professional career to improving supports for vulnerable populations by enhancing the efficiency and accountability of health and human services both as a state agency executive and as a consultant. Stephen joined Burns & Associates (B&A), now a division of HMA, in 2009 and has led its home and community-based services … Read More