Avi Herring is a managing director with Manatt Health, an interdisciplinary policy and business advisory practice of Manatt. He provides policy analysis, financial modeling and project oversight to a wide array of clients on issues related to Medicaid payment and delivery system reform. Avi advises states, hospital associations and providers on innovative Medicaid payment and nonfederal share financing strategies that meet client goals within the parameters of a changing federal regulatory environment, including evolving payment parameters in Medicaid managed care. Avi’s background also includes experience developing financing strategies across federal and state funding streams to support whole-person health.

Prior to Manatt, Avi was a planning executive at UJA-Federation of New York. There, he played a lead role in key organizational strategic initiatives, including redesigning a major health insurance reimbursement program for more than 3,000 individuals, developing an allocations strategy for a Hurricane Sandy disaster relief fund, and designing a new initiative to strengthen civil society and moderate leadership in Israel. He also managed significant grant portfolios and educated volunteer task forces on making strategic funding decisions.