Executive Support Manager   Makerly came to the firm in 2020 with a diverse background that spans the worlds of finance, entrepreneurship, and leadership, Makerly brings a unique perspective to her role. Prior to her tenure at Strategic Health Care, she honed her managerial skills while successfully...

Credentialing Consultant   Felicia joins Strategic Health Care as a Credentialing Consultant with over 10 years of experience in the managed care industry. She started her career in healthcare at a large northwest Ohio health insurance company where she became the lead ReCredentialing Specialist. Felicia resides in Toledo,...

Manager of Contracting and Process Improvement   Dawn is the Manager of Contracting and Process Improvement, her career in the managed care industry spans over twenty years. Her current responsibilities include managed care contracting and network management related activities. Prior to joining Strategic Health Care, Dawn gained experience...

Coalition Director   Leigh Maltby is the Coalition Director for Strategic Healthcare. She joins SHC with over a decade of professional association and nonprofit management experience, including serving as the first Chief Staff Executive of Americans for Patient Access, leading the development of a 50-state advocacy organization...

Credentialing and Contracting Consultant   Jody Forkapa joins Strategic Health Care as a Credentialing and Contracting Consultant.  Jody has over 29 years of experience in the managed care industry specializing in practitioner and ancillary credentialing.  She worked as a Credentialing Specialist for 22 years at a large...

Manager of Contracting & Process Development Carly comes to Strategic Health Care as the Manager of Contracting & Process Development with over nine years of experience in the managed care industry. She is a graduate of Tiffin University holding a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and...

For the latest from the CDC on the Coronavirus (COVID-19), click here. For the latest from the NIH, click here. Click here for the latest from the World Health Organization. Congress Prepares Its Coronavirus Response Lawmakers have been quick to push for emergency funding. The Trump administration proposed $2.5 billion, with...

CMS Targets 340B Prices  CMS has quietly released a notice of proposed collection of information that will directly impact 340B drugs, as CMS prepares for the possibility that it may not win its currently pending appeal of the 340B court case. The court has already ruled...

Healthgrades Reveals Best Hospitals Award for 2020 Healthgrades last week announced the recipients of the America's 50, 100 and 250 Best Hospitals Awards™ — which represent the top 1, 2 and 5 percent of hospitals in the nation.  Healthgrades analyzed the performance of nearly 4,500 hospitals...

New Surprise Billing Legislation Emerges; Committee Action This Week The House Ways and Means Committee released it much anticipated Surprise Billing legislation late last week.  The 200+ page document does not include the benchmark provision that was championed by the insurance industry and adopted into other...