Improve MLR. Reduce Cost of Care. Drive Better Performance.
Health plans are under increasing pressure to reduce medical expense while maintaining quality, improving member outcomes, and navigating growing regulatory complexity.
Our MLR & Cost of Care Assessment helps health plans identify where value is leaking, quantify opportunities for improvement, and implement measurable change.
Today's Challenges Require More Than Traditional Consulting
Health plans face:
- Rising medical and pharmacy costs
- Narrowing margins
- Increasing CMS scrutiny
- Workforce shortages
- Operational inefficiencies
- Quality and Stars performance pressure
Many organizations know they have opportunities to improve—but determining where to focus and how to execute remains a challenge.
A Different Approach
Most consulting firms provide recommendations.
Alerion helps you implement them.
Our team combines experienced health plan executives, clinicians, physicians, auditors, compliance specialists and operational leaders to assess performance and deliver measurable improvements.
Our Three-Step Approach
Evaluate the operational, clinical, financial, and compliance drivers impacting MLR and cost of care.
We identify:
- Performance gaps
- Cost leakage
- Operational inefficiencies
- Regulatory risks
- Improvement opportunities
Confirm findings through:
- Operational review
- Clinical evaluation
- Data analysis
- Compliance validation
Deliverables include:
- Executive findings
- Opportunity sizing
- Performance heat map
- Gap analysis
- Prioritized recommendations
Unlike traditional consulting firms, we don’t stop with recommendations.
We deploy experienced:
- Clinical leaders
- Physicians
- Operational consultants
- Compliance experts
- Auditors
- Interim leadership
- Specialized workforce
Performance Areas We Evaluate
- Medical Management
- Pharmacy Management
- Provider Performance
- Risk Adjustment
- Quality & Stars
- Compliance & Audit Readiness
- Workforce & Clinical Operations
What You'll Receive
✔ Executive Performance Assessment
✔ Performance Heat Map
✔ Opportunity Sizing
✔ Prioritized Roadmap
✔ Implementation Strategy
Why Health Plans Choose Alerion
Health plans trust Alerion because our advisors have led the organizations they now support.
Our team understands how strategy, clinical operations, compliance, quality, pharmacy, workforce, and technology work together to improve financial performance—not in theory, but through hands-on operational experience.
Unlike firms that hand off recommendations, we remain engaged through execution, helping organizations implement sustainable improvements with one accountable partner.
Download the Assessment Overview
Learn how the Alerion MLR & Cost of Care Assessment helps health plans identify improvement opportunities and execute meaningful change.
Ready to Improve Performance?
Whether you’re looking to optimize MLR, reduce cost of care, strengthen compliance, or improve operational efficiency, our team is ready to help.


