Sheila Hanley

Sheila Hanley

Senior Advisor, CMS Innovation Center

Sheila Hanley (MPH) is a Senior Advisor in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center supporting the development and execution of strategic initiatives in priority areas including the alignment of private and public payers in health transformation.  She has contributed to the design of multiple Innovation Center payment and delivery system models including initiatives in the areas of primary care, bundled payment, and value-based insurance design. As Director of the Policy and Programs Group she developed governance models for the oversight of the Center’s portfolio of models and for the Health Care Innovation Awards (HCIA), a set of cooperative agreements originating in the private sector and testing promising care and reimbursement innovations.  Prior to her work at the Innovation Center she led the design and implementation of new payment, care management, and data and reporting systems within Commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid managed care plans, and has held senior positions in acute care hospitals, responsible for clinical service development, strategic financial planning and payer contracts.