aKero Consulting LLC

Client Services

• Exploration: Feasibility, Marketing Analysis, Planning
• Development: Application, Licensing
• Operations: Audit Prep, Growth, Operations, Training/Coaching

Key Employees and PACE Experience

Carlos Perez, Co-Founder and CEO 

Carlos was part of the start-up team, which brought Inspira LIFE live in 2011. In 2014 he joined CareKinesis/Tabula Rasa Healthcare and served as executive vice president of CareVention Healthcare, which sold support services to more than 90 percent of the PACE market.

Mike Ristagno, Co-Founder and President

Mike was with CareKinesis, which is a PACE-specific pharmacy services provider. For 13 years he was responsible for business development and account management until he left the company in 2021.

Began Providing Technical Assistance for PACE

2023

PACE Clients Served

0

PACE Applications Submitted

aKero has not submitted any PACE applications yet because the business is newly formed. However, team members have been involved in more than 20 submissions with prior employment at Altitude Edge and CareVention Consulting.

PACE Organizations Moved from Market Feasibility to Ongoing Operations

None yet because aKero is newly formed.

State Rate-Setting Experience

Team members have many years of combined experience and have worked with other TACs, primarily Altitude Edge and CareVention, before joining the aKero team.