Miriam Ferreira is the Vice President of Mental Well-being at Aetna, a CVS Health company. In her role, she oversees a national team that spearheads the development of Aetna and Resources for Living’s innovative programs, products and capabilities designed to drive a simple, differentiated mental health experience for customers and members.
With a passion for driving innovation, optimizing team performance and streamlining operational inefficiencies, Miriam has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare management, information technology (IT) and clinical operations.
Miriam has led several teams across CVS Health and Aetna. As the Chief Operating Officer of Accountable Care, she oversaw practice transformation, analytics, technology and accurate clinical documentation. She has also led Clinical Operations & Technology for Mental Well-being and served as the Chief Operating Officer for ActiveHealth Management.
Prior to CVS Health, Miriam worked in consulting roles at IBM and PWC. She also led quality improvement efforts at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.
Miriam earned her MBA from New York University (NYU) and her MPH from Columbia University. She currently lives in New York City with her family.
Health plans are rethinking how they design and manage autism benefits, from clinical standards and utilization rules to network strategy. In this session, payer executives share how they assess value, decide where coverage is sustainable and where they see overuse or overpayment risk. Attendees will hear directly what data, outcomes and provider practices most influence payer decisions in today’s environment.
