Alison Wishengrad, MPH
Founder and CEO
For over 23 years, Alison Wishengrad has helped healthcare organizations secure stronger contracts and improve financial performance. A recognized expert in managed care contracting, payer negotiations, and performance optimization, she founded Ace Health Partners to guide providers and investors through today’s complex and rapidly evolving reimbursement landscape.
Alison has led consulting engagements with physician groups, hospitals, and digital health companies—delivering measurable gains in revenue, network access, and strategic positioning. Her expertise spans fee-for-service and value-based contracting, payer dispute resolution, and market strategy and access. Alison oversees Ace’s application of data-driven analytics including claims analysis, financial modeling, and benchmarking to inform contracting and payer negotiations. She also leads managed care due diligence efforts for healthcare investors by modeling revenue potential and evaluating contract language.
Before launching Ace, Alison spent more than two decades at Gold Health Strategies, Inc., a management consulting firm based in New York City, where she built long-term partnerships with providers and payers. She holds a Master of Public Health from Columbia University and a BA from Brandeis University.
Work Highlights
Founded Ace Health Partners in 2025 to help providers, facilities, and the organizations that work with and invest in them succeed in the complex managed care landscape
Spent 23 years as a healthcare consultant at Gold Health Strategies advising physician groups and hospitals on managed care contracting and reimbursement strategy
Built strong, longstanding relationships with regional and national payers to facilitate productive negotiations and dispute resolution with senior decision-makers
Enhanced managed care contracting for a large pediatric group, increasing average reimbursement rates by 40% and identifying an additional 10% in annual revenue opportunities through value-based programs
Recovered nearly $1M in accounts receivable from a single payer in 2024 and establishing stability in cash flow for a proton therapy center
Developed joint value proposition to support newly-formed physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, and registered dietetics group as they began payer contracting
Worked collaboratively with orthopedic surgery client and payers to realize increased provider revenue and payer savings simultaneously through in-network ambulatory surgery center contracting
Education
MPH, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
BS, Brandeis University