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Hope Glassberg

President at Decipher Health Strategies

Irvington, New York

Overview 

Hope Glassberg is the President at Decipher Health Strategies in Irvington, New York, with a background in healthcare, public policy, and government affairs. With experience as the Chief Strategy Officer at Sun River Health and roles at Montefiore Health System and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Glassberg has a proven track record in leading strategic initiatives and influencing health policy decisions.

Work Experience 

  • President

    2021 - Current

    Providing strategic guidance, complex project management, and writing supports to healthcare providers, state health departments, and start-up organizations.

  • Chief Strategy Officer

    2020 - 2021

  • Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Strategy

    2015 - 2019

    • Lead federal and state government affairs for HRHCare, New York's largest Federally Qualified Health Center Network • Support strategic market analysis and positioning for HRHCare including quantitative and qualitative analyses of opportunities related to ambulatory, long term care, and complex care management • Co-chair of High Cost High Need Population Workgroup within national Healthcare Transformation Task Force • Organize HRHCare's leadership in and implementation of the Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment program

  • Director of Public Policy

    2012 - 2015

    • Analyze federal and state policies pertaining to accountable care organizations, socioeconomic status and health outcomes, graduate medical education, and healthcare workforce, and formulate responses for institution • Lead writer on successful $5.2 million grant application to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to pursue project to integrate behavioral health into primary care • Lead writer on Montefiore’s Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program pre-planning application; received award for $500,000 • Execute strategic partnerships with external foundations, think tanks, and research organizations to support Montefiore’s policy objectives, including participation in Center for Healthcare Strategies Complex Care Lab • Member of leadership steering committee guiding implementation of Montefiore’s Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program; responsible for evaluating policy, regulatory, and governance issues • Assist in the monitoring and implementation of the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization demonstration, a federal initiative to improve care and lower costs for Medicare beneficiaries; Montefiore CMO one of 32 organizations selected nationally to implement this initiative

Montefiore Health System is an academic health system that provides groundbreaking research and technology, for diverse populations.

Raised $7,000,000.00 from MetroPlusHealth, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst and National Institutes of Health.

  • Special Assistant

    2011 - 2012

    • As Special Assistant, ensured that the Medicaid Director was briefed and prepared for all internal and external meetings and coordinated with CMS staff to carry out requests from Director, clarify goals, and monitor project progress • Offered policy guidance to the Director, including an analysis of Medicaid reimbursement of telemedicine services and an evaluation of policies focused on inmates and Medicaid access • Served as liaison to other CMS components including the Office of Communications, Office of Legislation, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, and Office of the Administrator to promote better project collaboration and Medicaid program objectives • As Health Insurance Specialist, worked within the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Innovation and the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office on implementation of integrated care delivery models for dually eligible individuals • Developed issue papers on topics such as managed care plan requirements under Federal Medicaid and Medicare statutes and readiness review processes within Medicaid and Medicare

  • Policy Fellow

    2010 - 2010

    • Member of risk adjustment working group involved in implementation of insurance exchanges • Evaluated research on various health policy topics including turnover in individual health insurance market, rates of policy-holder rescissions, and impact of pre-existing condition exclusions • Chaired panel reviewing applications for federal funding to support activities to enhance state premium review authorities

  • Health Policy Analyst

    2006 - 2009

    --Managed project budgets and activities focused on healthcare access and Medicaid eligibility for people, particularly individuals with serious mental illnesses, leaving jails and prisons --Co-authored two publications on crime victims at the intersection of mental health and criminal justice systems: Responding to People Who Have Been Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses (U.S. Department of Justice and Council of State Governments Justice Center, 2008) and A Guide to the Role of Crime Victims in Mental Health Courts (Council of State Governments Justice Center, 2008) --Designed user interface and wrote content for two online tools to assist policymakers seeking to ensure that people eligible for SSI/SSDI and Medicaid are enrolled immediately upon release from jail or prison, available online at: http://www.reentrypolicy.org/fedbens_pubs_tools --Presented at national conferences on mental health/criminal justice topics: the 2008 Center for Medicaid Services Invitational Conference, the 2008 National Association of State Mental Health Forensic Directors Conference, and the 2007 National Association of Victim Services in Corrections Conference

  • Freelance Writer & Editor

    2005 - 2005

    Wrote several articles, including: “Artists Feel the Squeeze in a Midwest Soho,” The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/29/arts/design/29kayc.html?pagewanted=all Review of China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World by Ted Fishman, The New Republic Online: http://www.powells.com/review/2005_03_24.html Review of Spanking the Donkey by Matt Taibbi, The New Republic Online: http://www.powells.com/review/2005_05_26.html Contributed to “Quick Fix” and “Tricks of the Trade” features for The Wall Street Journal

  • Newsletters Reporter

    2004 - 2005

    Wrote four to six articles per day on venture capital backed startup companies for email newsletter, VentureWire and moderated panel on software at annual Dow Jones small business conference Wrote several articles for the Wall Street Journal, including: “New on Campus: Faster Network For File-Sharers”: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108915422509256693,00.html “The IUD Makes a Comeback - Safer Alternatives Dispel Fear Prompted by Dalkon Shield”: “This Climb Is Brought to You By...”

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