Samantha Di Paola McGann, MHA, PMP
Senior Consultant
Health Management Associates
New York, NY
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(202) 785-3669
Samantha Di Paola McGann is passionate about healthcare transformation and improving care for individuals served through publicly funded health and human service programs. She brings experience with project management, qualitative and quantitative research, health policy analysis, and grant writing.
With Health Management Associates (HMA), Samantha has served as a project manager for large, multi-year projects, collaborating with state Medicaid, public health, substance use and mental health, and developmental disabilities services agencies as well as Medicaid managed care organizations and pharmacy benefit management organizations. Her work has included designing, managing, and evaluating technical assistance curriculums, including customized learning collaborative series and coaching for healthcare providers, non-clinical staff, community-based organizations, and government agencies.
Samantha has worked alongside providers and plans to implement quality improvement processes and value-based care. She has also assisted states in meeting federal and state home and community-based services requirements and has conducted research and stakeholder engagement on Medicaid and Medicare integration. Her strong problem-solving, organization, and communication skills have aided the successful development and delivery of work products, including project dashboards, written reports and presentations.
Prior to joining HMA, Samantha worked as an intern at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families, where she was responsible for monitoring and tracking Medicaid 1115 waiver activity, producing summaries and analyses of public comment trends, and conducting cost-effectiveness analyses. She previously held internship roles at FASD United (formerly National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome), serving in a research and project coordinator capacity, and at the United Kingdom Department of Health, as a health equity and homelessness programs team member.
Samantha earned her master’s degree in health administration from the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and her bachelor’s degree in healthcare management and policy, concentrating in policy analysis, from Georgetown University School of Health. She is also a Project Management Institute certified project management professional.