Dr. Arianne Powell, DBH

Arianne Powell, DBH
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Principal Advisor
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September 2025


Dr. Arianne Powell, DBH, is a Medicaid governance and healthcare systems strategist with more than 17 years of executive leadership experience across integrated behavioral health and value-based performance environments. She advises CCOs, governing bodies, and health systems navigating Medicaid transformation, operational restructuring, and performance accountability.Her work focuses on aligning governance, financial performance, and clinical systems to produce measurable, sustainable impact across complex healthcare ecosystems.

Executive Experience & Results:
• Former Executive Director of regional Medicaid governance
• Former Chief Operating Officer overseeing a $15M+ operational division
• 17+ years in Medicaid systems and integrated behavioral health
• Reduced operational costs by 20% while increasing revenue by 10%
• Women We Admire Top 50 Women Leaders in Healthcare, 2022 and 2023
•Executive education at Stanford University in business leadership and systems strategy

Dr. Arianne Powell, DBH

Healthcare Systems Strategy for Medicaid & Integrated Care

Expert guidance in Medicaid transformation, value-based contracting, and organizational turnaround.

Executive Governance

As Executive Director of the Central Oregon Health Council, Dr. Arianne Powell led regional Medicaid governance and cross-sector alignment among healthcare systems, county leadership, and community partners. She oversaw strategic investments, performance accountability, and policy alignment to advance equity, value-based care, and measurable community health outcomes. Her leadership positioned the region as a high-performing Medicaid system focused on sustainability and impact.

Operational Leadership & Systems Growth

As Chief Operating Officer overseeing a $15 million division, Dr. Arianne Powell led operational restructuring that reduced costs by 20 percent while increasing revenue by 10 percent. She guided acquisition integration, program expansion, and scalable systems redesign across complex healthcare environments, strengthening both financial performance and organizational sustainability.

Her executive leadership and measurable impact have been recognized nationally through her selection as one of Women We Admire’s Top 50 Women Leaders in Healthcare in 2022 and 2023.

Value-Based Performance & Analytics

Dr. Powell has directed clinical strategy and analytics initiatives across integrated healthcare organizations, driving improvements in quality metrics, reporting infrastructure, and performance-based reimbursement. She specializes in aligning operational execution with value-based contracting requirements, ensuring organizations not only meet compliance standards but optimize financial and clinical outcomes through disciplined performance management.

Integrated Behavioral Healthcare Expertise

With a Doctorate in Integrated Behavioral Health and extensive experience in community mental health systems, Dr. Powell brings deep expertise in integrated care models serving high-acuity populations. She has led multidisciplinary teams, advanced evidence-based clinical frameworks, and implemented process improvement initiatives that elevate both patient outcomes and system performance across behavioral and primary care settings.