Value-Based Healthcare Leader Dr. Tara Lagu Joins Alliant Insurance Services

Bringing more than two decades of experience to drive cost and quality improvements for clients nationwide

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Tara Lagu has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President, Medical Director for the Value-Based Healthcare Solutions (VBHS) team within its Employee Benefits Group. In her role, Dr. Lagu will oversee population health analytics, working directly with executive and clinical leadership to drive performance improvement and change across various program types and clinical settings. Based in Portland, Maine, she will work with clients nationally.

Dr. Lagu’s leadership and more than 20 years of experience will enhance the team’s ability to deliver value-based solutions tailored to the evolving needs of the healthcare industry. VBHS focuses on improving cost and quality outcomes while enabling accountable care organizations (ACOs), Medicare Advantage plans, health systems, and provider practices to thrive in risk-based contracts.

“Dr. Lagu’s exceptional background as a physician-scientist and healthcare leader makes her uniquely qualified to lead and support our clients in achieving their goals within value-based healthcare frameworks,” said Kevin Overbey, President of Alliant Employee Benefits. “Her work will help our clients optimize performance and deliver better care to the communities they serve.”

Prior to joining Alliant, Dr. Lagu served as Director and Professor at the Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research within Northwestern University’s Institute for Public Health and Medicine. She has worked as a clinical lead for CMS quality metrics, contributing to the development of the Hospital Stars program, and has conducted high-impact research on risk-based government contracts and their influence on care quality and value. Additionally, she has spent 20 years as a practicing hospitalist.

Dr. Lagu earned an MD/MPH from Yale University School of Medicine, completed her residency in General Internal Medicine at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School, and was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Purdue University and is a licensed pharmacist.

About Alliant Insurance Services

Alliant Insurance Services is one of the nation’s leading distributors of diversified insurance products and services. We operate through a network of specialized national platforms and local offices to offer our clients a comprehensive portfolio of solutions built on innovative thinking and personal service. The business of managing risk is getting more complex, and Alliant is meeting this complexity head-on, not with more layers of management, but with more creativity and agility. Alliant is changing the way our clients approach risk management and benefits, so they can capitalize on new opportunities to grow and protect their organizations.

Alliant is also widely recognized as a leading destination for top-tier brokerage talent in the U.S. With the advantage of being majority employee-owned, we attract brokers across a diverse spectrum of disciplines who are eager to advance their careers. These professionals choose Alliant for our greater autonomy, unparalleled resources, and a unique equity ownership opportunity. As a testament to our commitment to excellence, Alliant maintains an impressive 99% producer retention rate and has earned Forbes’ prestigious title of one of America’s Best Large Employers.

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