Health Care Advisors

Turning Complexity
Into Confident Action

POLICY - OPERATIONS - STRATEGY

We Are Hands-On, Sleeves-Up, Health Care Consultants Helping Changemakers Across The System Improve Outcomes, Access, And Affordability

Coral Health Advisors partners with health systems, payers, life sciences leaders, and government agencies to navigate complexity and deliver sustainable, people-centered solutions. With deep expertise in health policy, care delivery, and alternative payment models, we pair strategic clarity with real-world insight to help clients move confidently from vision to execution. We’re not just advisors, we’re in it with you. Whether you're adapting to regulatory shifts, launching a new model, or aligning operations with evolving policy goals, we bring sleeves-up partnership and a shared sense of purpose to help you lead with confidence.

Learn more

Our Services

Gear icon surrounded by arrows indicating a continuous process or cycle, representing automation or system updates.

Value-Based Care Strategy & Operations

We help physician practices and their partner organizations evaluate alternative payment model participation, create strategies for success, and implement plans to improve population health, eliminate disparities and increase access and affordability.

Illustration of a credit card with a checkmark symbol, indicating successful payment.

Alternative Payment Model Design & Implementation

We partner with state and federal agencies and a host of health care delivery and service organizations to design new models of care and payment aimed at improving health and ensure strong participation in meaningful tests of change.

Outline of a clipboard with lined paper and a shield with a check mark, representing safety or security.

Regulatory Guidance & Health Policy

At its best, health policy removes barriers to better health and creates an ecosystem where patients and communities thrive. We help anticipate policy changes, make sense of new guidance, and contribute to developing new public policy to improve health outcomes, eliminate health disparities, and increase affordability.

Illustration of a tomato with other vegetables around it.

Drug Policy & Life Sciences Strategy

Navigating the evolving drug policy landscape with strategic, experience-driven guidance for pharmaceutical, biotech, and pharmacy stakeholders.

Learn more

Government and Policy Makers

Health Care Delivery

Medical card with a cross symbol over a blurred healthcare scene.
Illustration of a lightbulb with a gear inside, an arrow curving upward around the lightbulb, and a winding line beneath, symbolizing ideas and innovation.

Health Plans

Innovators

Outline icon of a female doctor or nurse with a stethoscope around her neck, superimposed over a blurred background of a healthcare professional in scrubs with a stethoscope.

We Partner With:

Outline drawing of a government or courthouse building with columns and a triangular pediment, with a flag on top, data concept icon.
Outline of a laboratory flask surrounded by six leaf icons.

Life Sciences & Pharmacy

Learn more

What People are saying…

  • Emily Brower

    “The Coral team are smart, thoughtful and savvy. They are good stewards of time and dollars, getting right to the matter, and keeping up the pace.”

    Emily Brower, President and Chief Executive, National Association of ACOs (NAACOS)

  • Scott Smith

    "They distilled complex information into concise, actionable insights, leaving me confident in their guidance."

    Scott Smith, CEO & Medical Director at Adams Health Network

  • Carol Vargo

    "Their niche in value-based care, federal programs, and commercial payers sets them apart with unparalleled knowledge."

    Carol Vargo, Trade Association Leader

  • Clif Gaus

    “They are extremely thoughtful, knowledgeable and effective leaders who are a joy to work with.”

    Clif Gaus, Founder, National Association of ACOs (NAACOS)

  • A woman with long hair smiling outdoors beside a large tree in a park, black and white photo.

    "They’re innovative, professional, and fearless—an invaluable partner in tackling tough challenges."

    Stephanie Miller, Former Health Program Manager at Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

  • Scott Heiser

    "The team at Coral have a rare ability to synthesize, provide insight into, and help organizations respond to the strategies that CMS and other payers are driving."

    Scott Heiser, colleague and Growth Leader, Accompany Health

  • Hoangmai Pham

    “For Coral, success means leveraging the best of an organization’s culture and talent to help it evolve and succeed.”

    Hoangmai Pham, former Anthem executive and Chief Innovation Officer at the CMS Innovation Center

  • Tom Gronniger

    "The Coral team leverages their experience in government and industry to support positive change in health care for their clients and for patients."

    Tim Gronniger

  • Kathy Harris

    "Coral is talented and experienced in their field. I highly recommend their strategic, streamlined and results-oriented approach that first and foremost respects and uplifts the knowledge base and skills of the client."

    Kathy Harris, ACO Executive

  • Gabriel Drapos

    “The team was invaluable as we prepared our applications for ACO REACH. The feedback was always prompt, thoughtful, thorough and insightful.”

    Gabriel Drapos, Chief Operating Officer, Pearl Health

  • Lauren Block

    “Coral is thoughtful, smart, and gets you where you want to go quickly. They are a pleasure to work with and someone you want on your team!”

    Lauren Block, Vice President Aurrera Health Group

  • Trevey Davis

    "Coral’s strategic insights, practical approach, and commitment to the improvement of patient care make them an invaluable partner for any healthcare organization seeking to navigate the complexities of the industry."

    Trevey Davis, MPH

Let’s Talk About What’s Changing and What to Do Next

Facing disruption or ready to push for more impact?  

Let's Connect

See If We’re The Right Fit For You

Want to take a closer look at what we do and whether it aligns with what you need?Click the button to download an overview of who we are, who we work with and how we can help you.

Download Now

Insights & Analysis

  • Pop Health Podcast -

    Pop Health Podcast

    In this episode, Melissa Cohen, Founder of Coral Health Advisors, is joined by Maria Alexander, EVP & Partner, and Joy Chen, Director, to unpack CMMI’s newest accountable care model — LEAD. Together, they explore how LEAD builds on MSSP and ACO REACH, what’s actually new (and what’s familiar), and how ACOs should start thinking about readiness, risk, and strategy ahead of a potential 2027 launch. 

    Listen Here
  • Cover page of a publication titled "Creating a Sustainable Future for Value-Based Care: A Playbook of Voluntary Best Practices for VBC Payment Arrangements," 2024, featuring a healthcare professional discussing in a meeting with two young professionals, with a chart on a whiteboard in the background, and logos of AHIP, AMA, and NACOS.

    Value-Based Care Playbook

    Coral Health Advisors partnered AHIP, AMA and NAACOS to create The Value Based Care Playbook, which offers actionable insights to enhance quality and affordability in health care.

    Read Here
  • Health Care Matters

    Health Care Matters Newsletter

    In this week’s Health Care Matters, we’re tracking key policy developments and industry signals, including congressional scrutiny of ACA subsidy practices and a reminder to look for the helpers through the growing impact of community health workers strengthening care in Ohio. We’re also sharing a new CMS (ASM Participant Readiness Roadmap, highlighting upcoming opportunities to connect at major events like the 2026 Health Policy Conference and the Value-Based Payment Summit, and featuring fresh reading on Medicare Advantage transparency, ACO performance in primary and preventive care, and the spending impacts of BPCI Advanced.

    Read More

Join Our Newsletter

Get in on the Action: Join our newsletter and be part of the conversation. Discover fresh insights, insider tips, and stay in the know.