AArete Expands Healthcare Consulting Leadership with Two New Managing Directors

AArete has announced the addition of two managing directors to its healthcare consulting practice, appointing Pam Price and Gina Hedstrom to strengthen the firm's capabilities in addressing complex healthcare industry challenges. The appointments signal AArete's continued commitment to expanding its healthcare expertise and delivering advanced solutions to clients across the payer and provider sectors.

Pam Price brings more than 35 years of healthcare experience to her new role, specializing in helping payers and providers achieve measurable improvements through actionable insights. Her background spans the Medicare Advantage landscape, with expertise in revenue optimization, provider engagement, and financial operations. Price's deep understanding of CMS regulations, data analytics, risk adjustment, and Stars methodologies positions her to help clients build high-performing teams that balance regulatory compliance with member engagement requirements.

Gina Hedstrom joins as a managing director in AArete's Payment Intelligence® practice, bringing over two decades of healthcare consulting experience and unique qualifications as a registered nurse. Throughout her career, Hedstrom has served as a trusted advisor to numerous U.S. health payers, driving improvements in policy optimization, claims adjudication, utilization management, credentialing, and medical record audits. Her clinical background enables her to integrate technical, clinical, and executive expertise when serving clients across the healthcare spectrum.

AArete CEO Loren Trimble emphasized the significance of these appointments, stating that Price and Hedstrom bring invaluable perspective to AArete clients with their decades of combined healthcare experience. Their expertise enhances the firm's ability to deliver data-driven, AI-powered solutions that address the most pressing challenges facing healthcare organizations today. The appointments come as AArete continues to receive industry recognition, including being globally recognized for four consecutive years as a Forbes World's Best Management Consulting Firm and being named one of Forbes' America's Best Management Consulting Firms 2025 in the Healthcare & Life Sciences category. Additionally, Modern Healthcare recognized the firm as one of the Largest Healthcare Management Consulting Firms in 2025.

The strategic additions of Price and Hedstrom reflect AArete's ongoing investment in healthcare consulting expertise at a time when the industry faces increasing complexity in regulatory requirements, payment models, and operational challenges. Their combined experience across payer and provider organizations positions AArete to deliver comprehensive solutions that address both financial performance and quality of care considerations. The firm's continued recognition in industry rankings demonstrates its growing influence in the healthcare consulting space and its commitment to excellence in serving clients across the healthcare ecosystem.