Mathematica welcomes Sherly Binu as vice president of federal value-based care, measure development, and Medicare

As federal health agencies advance value-based care, they need partners who can translate evidence into operational improvements, stronger health system performance, and better outcomes while controlling costs. To help clients meet that challenge, Mathematica has welcomed Sherly Binu, MBA, MS, RN, as vice president of federal value-based care, measure development, and Medicare. Binu will help lead and grow Mathematica's work with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Binu has spent her career at the intersection of federal health policy, value-based care, clinical practice, and operational leadership, including experience supporting the CMS Innovation Center and multiple CMS initiatives. Most recently, as CMS practice lead at Commence.AI, she provided strategic oversight for a large CMS portfolio and led multidisciplinary teams responsible for advancing CMS payment models and strengthening program performance.

Carey Appold, senior vice president and managing director of Mathematica’s federal payors and delivery transformation practice, emphasized how Binu will draw on that experience to help federal partners move from evidence to action. "Sherly understands both the policy environment and the operational realities of delivering value-based care, which strengthens Mathematica's ability to help clients navigate critical program decisions."

Binu will apply her expertise at a pivotal moment in the federal healthcare landscape. "As CMS advances new payment and care delivery models, there is a tremendous opportunity to improve health outcomes at scale," said Binu. "Drawing on Mathematica’s deep and longstanding experience supporting CMS and shaping the evolution of value-based care, I see an opportunity to accelerate innovation and help federal agencies translate policy into practical, scalable solutions that improve outcomes for providers and the communities they serve."

Before entering federal health consulting, Binu held roles in clinical quality and patient safety and risk management at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland Medical System respectively. She also worked as a cardiac surgery intensive care nurse. That clinical foundation gives her firsthand insight into how policy and payment reforms ultimately affect providers and patients.

Binu holds an MBA from the University of Baltimore and an MS in nursing from the University of Maryland.