I have worked with Athena through several of my own professional iterations, including now as CEO of the Integrated Healthcare Association. In every instance Athena has been practical, professional and has demonstrated an uncanny knack of being connected to the right people and the right issues at the right time. This isn’t chance—it reflects her longstanding and positive relationships and her “can do” approach. She has been exactly what IHA has needed at this stage in our organizational development.

The CiminoCare team has a great appreciation for Athena and her team! Not only has Athena’s great command of the policy arena helped us successfully navigate through the complexities, but her whole team has been supportive in helping communicate our message by developing pertinent collateral pieces. Athena and her team have helped us bridge the knowledge gap, as managed care is a new area for us. Their help with the collateral communication have astutely reach our target audiences within the managed care world.

I have worked with Chapman Consulting on various projects over the years and have always found their work to be professional, timely, and relevant. Athena and her team provide great insights and succinct information that can be used to help clients assess regulatory impacts and achieve their goals in a complicated health care environment. I look forward to additional opportunities for collaboration with Chapman Consulting.

In my role as the fiscal sponsor for a grant I have had the opportunity to work closely with Athena Chapman and her team. Chapman Consulting has a demonstrated ability to successfully work with diverse stakeholders and facilitate collaborative discussions around complicated and difficult policy and financing issues. This approach results in the ability to deliver information that focuses on core issues and drives realistic solutions that clients can use to promote their goals and effectively distinguish their priorities.

I have worked with Athena Chapman for years. Athena is an industry expert who can provide important regulatory, policy, and financing insights on the health care industry both in California and nationally. Her experience with publicly funded programs such as the California Medicaid program is extensive and valuable. She has the knowledge and background to think strategically about the impacts of public policy and to drive productive collaboration and discussion on solutions that meet the needs of the various participants in the health care delivery system (including payors, providers, and consumers). Her company, Chapman Consulting, combines her unique skills with others in the field to form a team focused on innovative, comprehensive, and realistic policy and operational solutions to support the health care industry.

Athena Chapman has a wealth of knowledge about all things managed care and much more. I have utilized her expertise on policy and regulatory issues facing hospitals as well as presenting to a group of hospital CFO’s and managed care directors about rate setting and capitation calculations. She has many other strengths including stakeholder engagement and knowledge of the state and legislative processes. She is a pleasure to work with and will boil down difficult issues into understandable and actionable items.

I have had the opportunity to work with Athena in both my role as the Board Chair of the California PACE Association (CalPACE) and as President and CEO of the Center for Elders’ Independence. Athena was pivotal in crafting thoughtfully planned and successfully executed board retreats for both organizations. Athena is a skilled facilitator, who elicited engagement from all attendees. Her deep knowledge of the healthcare landscape allows her to pose probing questions of the audience, spark discussion and lend meaningful insights. Athena and her team made the work of planning each retreat straightforward, the execution seamless and the resulting output meaningful.

Chapman Consulting has been a trusted partner to CAHP, providing strategic policy guidance and expertise on a wide range of California health care issues. Athena Chapman has an exceptional ability to understand complex policy challenges and turn them into practical insights that help inform our work and support our members. From shaping content and ideas for our policy seminars to serving as a trusted thought partner on state healthcare programs and emerging issues, Athena and her team are collaborative, responsive, and a pleasure to work with. We value Chapman’s deep knowledge of California’s health care landscape and appreciate the perspective and partnership they bring to everything they do.

Chapman Consulting has been a valued partner on a number of projects supporting California’s community health centers. Their team takes the time to understand the policy questions we’re trying to answer and consistently delivers work that is thoughtful, well-researched, and practical. Whether developing policy briefs or providing strategic insight, they are collaborative, responsive, and easy to work with. We appreciate their partnership and know we can count on them to deliver high-quality work that helps move important conversations forward.

Chapman Consulting has been an invaluable partner in advancing our efforts to strengthen the sustainability of the community health worker workforce within California’s aging and disability network. Their team brings deep expertise in Medi-Cal and Medicare policy, stakeholder engagement, and implementation strategy, while making complex reimbursement and policy concepts accessible and actionable. Throughout our partnership, Chapman has collaborated closely with our staff, state partners, and community-based organizations to develop practical resources and strategies that support implementation and long-term sustainability. They are thoughtful, responsive, and deeply committed to our shared goals. We highly value our partnership with the Chapman team and look forward to continuing our work together.

Working with Chapman Consulting has been a tremendous asset to our team; they provide timely updates, thoughtful analysis, and practical insights tailored to PHLC’s work and interests that help us stay on top of fast-moving state and federal healthcare policy. Chapman’s policy deep dives are engaging, informative, and have helped build our team’s knowledge and confidence on complex issues. Just as importantly, the Chapman team is responsive and easy to work with. We know we can count on their expertise and we would recommend them to any organization looking for a knowledgeable and dependable healthcare policy partner.