Healthcare Industry Consultants for the Provider Community

Marc joined FT full time in 2018. He excels at strategy and contract negotiation, and works with growth-minded providers across dozens of states. Before Florman Tannen, Marc had extensive experience in federal litigation, start-ups, and sales. He earned a bachelor’s from Yale University and a J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.

Linda joined the FT team in 2016 after almost thirty years in network management with UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Aetna, and more. Linda brings a wealth of expertise and relationships with payers in New York, New Jersey, and beyond. Clients consistently appreciate Linda’s highly effective, pragmatic approach to contract negotiation and issue resolution.

Tara has been with FT since 2011. She has leadership experience on the provider, payer, and vendor sides of the industry, including at UnitedHealthcare, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and specialty management organizations. She has over twenty years of managed care contracting expertise, and excels at presenting well-researched insights in support of her clients.

After beginning his career in public health, Stu was recruited by US Healthcare (later acquired by Aetna). There, he grew a $1B internal behavioral health business and served as the executive-in-charge of two major health plan acquisitions. Following Aetna, Stu has launched behavioral health programs across the country and has held senior leadership roles with several national and large regional payers.

Mirais joined FT in 2019. In addition to her roles in managed care contracting and support, she is a Certified Executive Coach with significant experience coaching organizational leaders, entrepreneurs, and other professionals. She has a bachelor’s from Drew University and a J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, with experience in complex commercial litigation.

David joined FT in 2024. He has a graduate degree in health administration and over 30 years of contracting and provider service leadership roles with payers including EmblemHealth, Northwell Health, HealthCare Partners, and VNS Health. David is a seasoned negotiator with a deep knowledge of payer contracting and operational processes.

Rebeca joined the FT team in 2022. Rebeca holds a Bachelors degree in Healthcare Management from Campbell University, combined with a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Mount Olive. Rebeca comes with a wealth of knowledge regarding managed care strategy, healthcare acquisition, and de novo growth from a national leading urgent care provider and high growth behavioral health provider.

Sarah joined FT in 2024 after working 25 years on both the payer and provider sides of healthcare. Her experience comes from working for a multi-state health system with over $1B in revenue and managing revenue cycle for a national urgent care provider. She excels at translating between payers and providers, identifying root causes of complex revenue cycle issues, and solving these issues through either provider relations or contractual updates. Sarah is an expert at navigating both formal and informal appeals processes and managing high value special claims projects. When she's not working, you'll find her watching horror films and wishing for more snow.