Art Jones, MD, Principal

Dr. Jones has 27 years of experience as a primary care physician and chief executive officer (CEO) at a Chicago area community health center. He was the architect for the first capitated Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) alternative payment methodology in the country in 2001. He is a sought-after national expert in developing Alternate Payment Models and linking to Value-Based Care. He has consulted with multiple providers and primary care associations to negotiate alternative payment methodologies including shared savings and to improve performance on those value-based payment arrangements.

Zach Gaumer, Principal

Zach Gaumer is an accomplished policy analyst with nearly 20 years of health policy experience. He possesses a deep understanding of Medicare, healthcare payment systems, federal and state policymaking, healthcare datasets, research methods and policy reform efforts. Prior to joining HMA, Zach was a principal policy analyst at the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). Zach is an expert on the evolving telehealth payment landscape and the impact of the Public Health Emergency.

Margaret Kirkegaard, MD, MPH, Principal

Dr. Margaret Kirkegaard is a long-term member of ISMS. She is Board Certified in Family Medicine with expertise in integration of public health and healthcare delivery systems and population-based health care delivery for vulnerable and underserved groups. She has worked with multiple clinical providers to expand innovative models of care and prepare to succeed in value-based care arrangements.