Experience

Transform Health, LLC

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  Transform Health is a women and minority owned California-based health care consulting firm providing thought leadership and consulting services. We advance innovations in health and health care through critical analysis, program and policy development, and strategic implementation services in partnership with health care and community health leaders. Transform Health is a women and minority owned California-based health care consulting firm providing thought leadership and consulting services. We advance innovations in health and health care through critical analysis, program and policy development, and strategic implementation services in partnership with health care and community health leaders.



Harbage Consulting, LLC

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief DSRIP Innovations Officer

  • Dec 2014 - Oct 2015

  Firm’s subject matter expert on delivery system transformation programs, providing consulting services nationally on a number of health care innovation, delivery system transformation and cost containment issues. Major focus and expertise on 1115 Medicaid Waiver design and Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Programs. Provided technical assistance to states on designing 1115 Medicaid waivers and DSRIP programs. Developed process for cross-sector and community-wide DSRIP planning and program implementation for providers. Areas of expertise include delivery system transformation, payment reform, workforce realignment and cost containment. Responsibilities include project management, program development and implementation, grant writing (federal, state and local), and providing strategic guidance in policy development. Show less

• Director, Policy & Operations

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2014

  Provided consulting services to a range of clients on Medicaid and ACA implementation issues. Developed policy papers and program models for delivery system transformation and alternative models of care, like Accountable Communities for Health. Supported a large labor organization and its affiliates to develop a comprehensive ACA rollout strategy, including successfully writing and managing $3M in outreach and enrollment grants. Provided ongoing strategy and policy support to multiple advocacy groups, labor and foundations. Established and ran operations for the firm, including standing up firm’s contracting systems; HR, billing & time tracking policies; managed staff, financial and contracting process, and other management and special projects. During this time, the firm grew from 3 to 35 FTE, effectively doubling in size every 6-12 months, not incl. contractors. Show less



California State Senate

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant, Senate Health Committee

  • Jul 2009 - Mar 2012

  Analyzed state and federal legislation, wrote bill analyses and issue briefs, staffed senators on bills, conducted policy research, worked with support and opposition to achieve consensus on bill language, organized informational hearings, and provided policy support to Senate Pro Tem and other senators as requested, including: • Represent the Committee Chair at stakeholder meetings held by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Cal eConnect. • Oversight of various health agencies and departments on statewide health information technology infrastructure development. Issue areas include: health insurance regulation, delivery system transformation, Health IT, medical privacy, children’s health, prescription drugs, prescription drug policies Show less



California Children's Health Initiatives

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Analyst/Project Coordinator

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2009

  Analyzed children’s health policy issues, including coverage, access to care, eligibility, outreach and enrollment, funding and sustainability of CHIP programs, state budget, changes to Medi-Cal & Healthy Families and corresponding impact on Healthy Kids programs, etc. Tasks include: • Monitored legislation and regulations and worked with Policy and Communications Committees on organization and issue positioning, • Project lead on CHIP reauthorization and implementation issues, including running OERU workgroup and working with coalition partners. • Performed data analysis and wrote policy briefs and reports, bill analyses, and media/legislative alerts. Show less



Harbage Consulting, LLC

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Aug 2006 - Jul 2008

  Conducted policy research/analysis and developed policy papers on a number of health issues. Facilitated convenings and worked with stakeholders from across the healthcare spectrum. Specific projects included: • Fiscal modeling and projections of Healthy Families program needs for MRMIB, and analyzed potential impact of proposed federal legislation, • DHCS Project Lead for SB24/Prenatal Gateway Project, including development of IT business processes and a new joint application for Healthy Families & Medi-Cal. • Successful grant writer, including $180M for CA in federal grants and $30M for Kern County through the Medi-Cal Coverage Initiative. Issue areas included: federal CHIP reauthorization, Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) citizenship/identity documentation issues, state budget, health IT, health reform, children’s health, enrollment & outreach in public programs, aging issues, etc. Show less