Where Medicare Advantage Finds Clarity
For many years, the Medicare Advantage ecosystem has turned to RISE conferences as the place to connect, learn, grow and move the industry forward. The energy, relationships and real-time exchange of ideas that happen during these events are consistently important to our industry and community.
But as the pace of change accelerates, the need for more, faster and continuous learning has never been greater.
The Clarity Hub was created to expand learning opportunities with continuous on-demand learning, insights, practical education, and expert guidance that keep you informed, prepared, and progressing before, between and after live events.
At Clarity Intelligence Group, we are deeply committed to supporting the professionals and organizations driving this industry forward.
Meet the Experts Powering the Hub
Ana Handshuh
Ana Handshuh is a nationally recognized healthcare strategist and compliance expert with deep experience designing and operating strategies across Medicare Advantage organizations.
As the principal of CAT5 Strategies and a member of the Health Care Compliance Association, Ana is Certified in Healthcare Compliance by the Compliance Certification Board..
Ana previously held senior leadership roles including Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Product Officer, and COO/Vice President of Managed Care Services. She has also served as Director of Corporate Program Development at Physicians United Plan, where she led quality initiatives and helped design integrated technology programs supporting Star Ratings performance.
Her advisory work spans regulatory compliance, Star Ratings, care management, benefit design, accreditation preparation, and CMS audit readiness.
Melissa Smith
Melissa Smith is a nationally recognized Medicare Advantage and Star Ratings expert with deep experience spanning health plan operations, consulting, finance and healthcare strategy.
She is the principal of Newton Smith Group, and previously served as a Senior Vice President at Gorman Health Group and Chief Consulting Officer in a technology company after having led enterprise Star Ratings operations at Cigna-HealthSpring, providing leadership on quality strategy and performance improvement initiatives across multiple markets in an array of roles. Melissa is a Certified Public Accountant, and has also served in key roles at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and KPMG LLP.
Melissa's advisory work includes a broad array of services for health plans, providers, vendors, and investors on strategy, regulatory navigation, performance improvement, and organizational transformation.