ATTAC CONSULTING GROUP - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Product Development

Aaron Eaton leads initiatives focused on solving business challenges faced by Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and Health Insurance Exchange issuers. As government healthcare programs adapt to a rapidly-changing environment, he and his colleagues at ATTAC provide guidance on how plans can maximize revenue opportunities, evaluate efficiency and effectiveness, and ensure compliance. He has held multiple healthcare leadership roles focused on strategy, development and revenue growth. In his most recent role with Bloom Insurance Agency, he served as Senior Vice President for Strategy, and was responsible for enhancing and growing the value-based enrollment and technology platforms used by Medicare Advantage plans' sales departments. In his ten years with Gorman Health Group (GHG), Aaron served the company in several roles including Chief Strategy and Development Officer and partner. While at GHG, he helped build new capabilities to keep pace with Medicare Advantage and the Health Insurance Marketplace, and worked with dozens of health plans to solve business challenges through technology solutions. While with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Aaron served as team leader and Division Director within the Medicare Drug Benefit Group where he established review procedures and policies for incoming Part D formularies and benefits. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. He co-founded Be A Giver, Inc., a non-profit organization that supports several local community initiatives.

Job Titles:

• Vice President of ATTAC Consulting Group 's Compliance Solutions Group
• Vice President, Compliance Solutions

Amanda Brown serves as Vice President of ATTAC Consulting Group's Compliance Solutions Group. Amanda's leading-edge strategies help guide clients in federal and state regulatory matters, internal and external investigations, preparing for and conducting regulatory audits, filing state insurance and federal program applications, and the design and implementation of compliance programs. She helps health plans implement effective partnerships between operations and compliance, design FWA programs with delegate monitoring, as well as auditing and oversight, and corrective action plans. As an industry leader for two decades, she has guided numerous health plans, sales organizations, behavioral health and provider organizations design and operationally implement effective compliance solutions and manage regulatory relationships. Prior to joining ATTAC, Amanda served as the Vice President for Centene's Nebraska Total Care plan, where she oversaw Medicaid Compliance and Regulatory Operations. As the Chief Compliance Officer for New Directions Behavioral Health, she developed the Compliance, SIU, Internal Audit, and Information Security programs from inception. Amanda has held positions with Anthem Inc., Bloom Insurance Agency, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Accredo. She brings a solutions-focused approach to clients operating Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicaid, Commercial Marketplace products, and FEHB plan programs. Amanda has guided provider organizations with clinical program compliance and grant management. She is an Accredited Health Care Fraud Investigator (AHFI) with extensive experience in behavioral health and medical FWA investigations.

Job Titles:

• Practice Leader
• Vice President, Compliance Solutions

Anne Crawford serves as the practice leader for ATTAC's government programs Regulatory, Compliance and Audit Group. With 25 years of leadership in the industry, she guides clients on licensure, regulatory management, corporate compliance and integrity programs, audit readiness and planning, public policy development, strategic planning, process improvement, product development, and product management. Prior to joining ATTAC, Anne served as the Government Compliance Officer for Highmark BCBS, providing guidance and analytic support to business units to ensure compliance with regulations governing Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Demonstration Projects, Medicaid and Health Exchange (HIX) programs. Under her leadership, Highmark's Medicare Advantage compliance program achieved the designation of a "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Certified Compliance Program." Anne is widely recognized for her in-depth knowledge of regulations and development of practical process controls and structures within operational business units. She is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences.

Job Titles:

• Director of Health Plan Performance
• Distinguished Leader
• Medicare Compliance Officer at Priority Health
• Vice President, Compliance Solutions

Charles Baker is a distinguished leader in the healthcare industry, known for his strategic expertise in health plan compliance and operational excellence. As the Director of Health Plan Performance and Medicare Compliance Officer at Priority Health, Charles led the transformation of the Medicare Advantage Compliance Program. Overseeing a membership exceeding 260,000 beneficiaries, his commitment to compliance and quality excellence resulted in Priority Health's attainment of a 5-star rating - the only Medicare plan to achieve this distinction in Michigan for 2023. Charles' expertise extends across diverse healthcare environments. His role as the Practice Leader at Trinity Health underscored his ability to translate healthcare guidelines into practical strategies. In his tenure with Allina Health, Charles played an instrumental role in revenue enhancement through innovative program initiatives and streamlined operational management. He holds a Master of Healthcare Administration and a Master of Social Work from the University of Minnesota, as well as a Bachelor of Social Work from Eastern Michigan University. He earned certification as a LEAN Practitioner from Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Charles is deeply engaged in community initiatives. He serves on the city council for the City of Rockford, Michigan, and contributed his expertise as a former Adjunct Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy in Population Health and Epidemiology. He volunteers as a Health Equity Council Member at the Kent County YMCA and has held past board positions at Urban Roots Community Market and the Merriam Park Block Nursing Association.

Job Titles:

• Director, Medical Record Coding Operations

Christine Carbonaro is ATTAC Consulting Group's Director of Medical Record Coding Operations, part of ATTAC's Risk Adjustment and Data Audit groups. She is a risk adjustment expert with deep experience in CMS (MRA) and commercial (ACA) risk adjustment models, clinical documentation and coding requirements. For more than 18 years, Christine has led coding, auditing, and provider and coder education teams, focused on driving coding quality through continuous process improvement and cross-functional collaboration. She holds five American Academy of Professional Coders national coding certifications: CPC, CPC-P, CPMA, CRC, and CPC-I. In addition to leading ATTAC's Coding Operations, Christine supports clients by providing consulting on coding guideline development, internal coder training, provider coding education and training initiatives, as well as conducting external vendor oversight coding audits and implementing risk adjustment compliance initiatives. Christine served as a coding operations leader with Change Healthcare, now Optum, where she held numerous titles including Associate Director of Quality, Associate Director of Coding, and Professional Development Manager for risk adjustment coding. She directed coding operations for Medicare risk adjustment (CMS), commercial (HHS-ACA) risk adjustment, and Medicaid risk adjustment projects; she also led clients' Medicare RADV projects end-to-end. Prior to her time at Change Healthcare, she was a coding leader with JSA Healthcare Partners and at WellCare Health Plans, where she led coding teams and audited physicians' medical records to verify and ensure claims' diagnoses were accurate and in compliance with CMS and state guidelines.