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Sharon L. Woda

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Senior Managing Director

Manatt Health
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  • Phone: 202.585.6563
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  • Washington, D.C.
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  • The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A., health care management concentration, 2001

    University of Florida, B.S., Health Sciences, 1996

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With a deep understanding of health care policy, strategy and business trends, Sharon Woda advises both public- and private-sector health care companies on solutions for navigating changes in the health care system.

Working with payers, providers, foundations, associations and other health care companies, Sharon provides strategic and business advice on topics related to delivery system reform, implementation of population health and value-based payment models, and the changing role of Medicaid managed care organizations. She also has specific experience in helping states design and implement new, innovative solutions that improve health for low-income populations and in helping clients develop business and sustainability plans and implementation road maps in light of policy and market changes. Sharon specializes in solutions that target improvements in outcomes for children and women.

A skilled facilitator, Sharon has significant experience with large, multiyear initiatives that frequently include working with multiple stakeholders and gaining consensus on initiatives that might take several years to plan and execute.

Prior to joining Manatt, Sharon was a managing consultant with The Lewin Group, where she led a multiyear project with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and spearheaded a strategy for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement new provider network criteria for Medicare Advantage Plans. Sharon also worked at Accenture as a manager in its health care payer strategy division and began her career at United HealthCare, building customized networks.

Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements

Moderator, “Health Transformation by Focusing on Women: A Systems Perspective,” World Health Care Congress, Washington, DC, May 2, 2018.

Co-presenter, “Impact of Insurance Exchanges on Children’s Hospitals,” Children’s Hospital Association, Camelback, AZ, March 5, 2014.

Co-presenter, “SHOP Notices and Appeals,” webinar on behalf of State Coverage Initiatives and in coordination with the State Health Reform Assistance Network, Washington, DC, July 23, 2013.

Co-presenter, “Small Business Health Care Tax Credits,” webinar on behalf of the New York Health Benefit Exchange, Washington, DC, May 17, 2013.

Presenter, “Overview of Consumer Assistance Programs Under the ACA,” National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Organization Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA, May 1, 2013.

Presenter, “ACA Implementation from the National Perspective,” California Society for Healthcare Attorneys, Newport Beach, CA, April 12-14, 2013.

Presenter, “Impact of Health Care Reform on the Individual and Small Group Markets: The State Perspective,” 2012 Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, October 2012.

Guest Lecturer, “Qualified Health Plans and Consumer Assistance Programs,” American University College of Law, Washington, DC, June 2012 and June 2013.

Memberships

Memberships

Member, Wharton Health Care Management Alumni Association

Publications

Publications

Co-author, “Measuring Quality Contraceptive Care in a Value-Based Payment System,” Planned Parenthood Federation of America, September 2019.

Co-author, “Medicaid Family Planning Programs:  Six Years Post-ACA Implementation,” The Kaiser Family Foundation, April 2017.

Co-author, "Affordable Care Act Implementation: Regulations, Models and Implications," Bloomberg BNA's Health Law & Business Series, 2013.

Author, “Options for the Design and Implementation of Maryland’s Navigator Program,” Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, November 2012.

Author, “Analysis of Benchmark Plan Options for the Essential Health Benefits Package in North Carolina,” North Carolina Department of Insurance, May 2012.

Author, “Study of Navigator Program and Consumer Assistance,” Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, November 2011.

Author, “Recommended Surplus Range for GHMSI: Approach and Considerations for Determining the Appropriate Range of Surplus,” CareFirst, Inc., October 2009.

Author, “Considerations for Regulating Surplus and Community Benefit Activities of Pennsylvania’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans,” The Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, June 2005.



Sharon's Articles

  • 10.07.19

    Measuring Quality Contraceptive Care in a Value-Based Payment System

    In 2016, the National Quality Forum endorsed three contraceptive care quality measures to assess the degree to which women access effective methods ...



  • 05.03.17

    Medicaid Family Planning Programs: Six Years Post-ACA Implementation

    The Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought sweeping changes to the Medicaid program that have had profound implications for family planning coverage, ...



Sharon's Newsletters

  • 06.20.18

    Now on Demand: ‘Redefining Care Management in Medicaid Managed Care’

    Did you miss the first session in our Medicaid managed care series, “Redefining Care Management in Medicaid Managed Care?”

  • 05.22.18

    You’re Invited: New Medicaid Managed Care Webinar Series

    Throughout the spring and fall, Manatt will be presenting a new series of webinars focused on Medicaid managed care trends, issues and strategies.

  • 05.02.18

    Leveraging Medicaid Managed Care to Advance Value-Based Payment

    As healthcare costs continue to rise and stakeholders maintain focus on improving quality of care and outcomes, payors for healthcare services are ...

  • 04.23.18

    Connecting Justice-Involved Populations to Health Coverage and Care

    Although the Constitution requires states and localities to provide healthcare to people in prisons and jails, many still fail to receive needed care.

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Sharon's Events and Webinars

  • 06.22.20

    COVID-19 Testing: Challenges, Strategies and Goals

    Examine the Questions, Issues and Barriers State and Local Governments Face as They Plan Their COVID-19 Testing Programs—and Map the Path to ...



  • 05.24.18

    How Are States and MCOs Redefining Care Management?

    Learn the answer at a new Manatt webinar. Click here to watch the webinar on demand. States are becoming increasingly demanding in their ...

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