Innovations In New Payment Models: A Look At State Examples Of Value-Based Payments

Deb Adler, CPHQ, has more than 20 years of experience in executive health care roles, serving in a variety of capacities, including network executive, quality management executive, and COO. She is the former Senior Vice President of Network Strategy for Optum, where she was responsible for behavioral health network development, contracting, and strategy for over 185,000 providers. In this role, she developed the largest performance-tiered behavioral health network, the largest telemental health network, and the largest medication-assisted treatment (MAT) network. She was also responsible for implementing network initiatives to promote medical/behavioral integration, improve member outcomes, and reduce total cost of care through collaborative care models. Currently, she serves as a Senior Associate at OPEN MINDS. Ms. Adler earned her MA in psychology and evaluation from Catholic University of America and is a Certified Professional in Health Care Quality (CPHQ).

Steven Remillard currently serves as a Senor Associate at OPEN MINDS. Brining over 25 years of experience in the health and human service field, he leads projects related to value-based purchasing, integrated care programming, HEDIS measurement, data-driven organizational development and social determinants of health Previously, Mr. Remillard served as the Special Assistant to the Secretary Of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. In this role, Dr. Remillard directed a Federal grant to promote innovation in hospital-based behavioral and physical healthcare integration. Dr. Remillard also supported various stakeholder groups in the implementation of integrated care planning.

Paul Duck currently serves as a Senior Associate at OPEN MINDS. He brings over 30 years of experience in leadership and management, focusing on managed care, health information technology organizations, strategy, business development and market expansion, and customer experience optimization to the OPEN MINDS team. Previously, Mr. Duck has served in roles such as Vice President, Strategy & Development for Beacon Health Options, the Vice President of Business Development for Netsmart Technologies, and Chief Executive Officer for Coastal Orthopedics. Mr. Duck earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Case Western Reserve University.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Electronic Engineering Technology from the Electronic Technology Institute.