Michelle Herman Soper, MHS, is a Managing Director in ATI's Payer Strategy and Program Design Practice. Prior to her role at ATI Advisory, Soper served as Vice President of Policy Development at Commonwealth Care Alliance, where she focused on designing and implementing a public policy and government affairs agenda that supported CCA’s mission to support high quality, coordinated care for individuals with significant needs. Soper partnered with executives and other health plan leaders to develop business, clinical and operational strategies that align with the federal and state policy environment.
Prior to her role at Commonwealth Care Alliance, Michelle was Vice President of Integrated Care at the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS). She led CHCS’ work with states, health plans, philanthropic organizations, and federal agencies to improve care for individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, those who use long-term services and supports and who have complex needs. Soper provided technical assistance to help states, federal government officials and health plans build their policy expertise and operational capacity to design and implement integrated programs and delivery system reforms.
Soper has also served as special assistant to the executive director and acting director of communications for the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) and as special projects coordinator for the Office of Chronic and Long-Term Care within the District of Columbia’s Department of Health Care Finance, where she led projects to improve the delivery of long-term care and care for chronic conditions. She also held posts at Avalere Health and the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Soper has a master’s degree in health science from The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Tufts University.