Michael leads Alivia’s implementation and compliance programs, drawing on his extensive Medicaid leadership experience and perspective as a former Alivia client, to help payers operationalize analytics for stronger payment integrity and fraud prevention. He brings over 20 years of experience in Medicaid operations, quality oversight, and program integrity innovation.
As the former Medicaid Deputy Director of Program Operations, Quality, and Innovations for the Louisiana Department of Health, Michael directed statewide initiatives across Louisiana’s $14 billion Medicaid program, advancing payment integrity policies, enhancing compliance, and deploying analytics-driven strategies to combat fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA).
Michael holds a Master’s in Predictive Analytics from Northwestern University, along with Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Louisiana State University. He also maintains multiple certifications in audit, compliance, and data management disciplines.
Michael remains actively engaged in the national Medicaid program integrity community, partnering with agencies and payers to apply actionable analytics that deliver measurable results across the claims lifecycle.
