Understanding the AHEAD Model & Maryland Provider Impacts - Webinar and Fireside Chat

You won’t want to miss this—it has a far-reaching impact!

Join us May 8 from noon to 1 p.m. for the latest update on CMS’ All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model from Tequila Terry, senior vice president of care transformation and finance for the Maryland Hospital Association.

The multi-state AHEAD Model builds on the successes of Maryland’s Total Cost of Care Model, which improved statewide health care quality and reduced health care cost growth. Maryland will be the first state to participate in the new AHEAD Model, beginning in January 2026.

Following the update, Terry will be joined by key health care leaders for a fireside chat exploring the impact on Maryland providers. The AHEAD Model places additional focus on statewide alignment for population health and health equity improvement, and many questions remain.

Prepare your questions and join the discussion!

Presenter:

Tequila Terry
Senior Vice President, Care Transformation & Finance, Maryland Hospital Association

Tequila Terry is the Maryland Hospital Association’s senior vice president of care transformation and finance. In this role she is responsible for leading the association’s advocacy strategy for Maryland hospitals in quality improvement, health equity, health care payment, and population health. Tequila previously served as the director of the CMS Innovation Center’s State Innovation and Population Health portfolio where she led teams responsible for the design, implementation, and management of national health care payment reform and delivery models across Medicare and Medicaid. In this role, Tequila partnered with states on innovative models and led prevention and population health models related to chronic disease prevention, behavioral health, opioid use disorder, and social determinants of health.  Prior to her role at CMS, Tequila was with the state of Maryland where she was a principal deputy director and led the Center for Payment Reform & Provider Alignment within the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC). There, Tequila was part of Maryland’s work with the CMS Innovation Center on the Total Cost of Care Model where she was responsible for collaborating with hospitals, physicians, and other stakeholders on care transformation and payment reform, and led legislative affairs, communications, and grant strategies. Tequila earned a Master of Business Administration from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Towson University.

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