Ben provides healthcare consulting services focused on empowering payers to transform service delivery through payment. He has more than 20 years of experience using analytics to develop payments consistent with enhancing resource efficiency and access to quality healthcare for both public and commercial payers. Ben’s expertise includes the development of prospective reimbursement systems to achieve payment transformation for healthcare payers, including inpatient and outpatient hospitals, home- and community-based service (HCBS) providers, long-term acute care hospitals, nursing facilities, and professional service providers. Ben also is experienced in assisting State Medicaid agencies with program funding strategies to optimize federal funding opportunities, maintain access to care, and incentivize improved patient quality and outcomes. Ben has extensive project management and leadership experience, including directing multiple large-scale engagements for nine state agencies, three commercial BlueCross BlueShield plans, and the Veterans Health Administration, impacting over 35 million lives.