Current Employment
Laura Carmona is currently the Vice President of Managed Care, Coordinated Regional Care for
Prospect Medical Holdings/Alta Hospitals System responsible for leading the managed care
contracting team in negotiations with health plans, hospitals, and ancillary providers. Laura has
been with Prospect for 4 years developing strategies to increase growth for both FFS (all lines of
business – Commercial, Worker’s Compensation, Medicare Advantage and Medi-Cal) and
capitated business within an integrated delivery system “IDS” focused on population health
management for Medi-Cal patients which has grown from under 30,000 members to now
include 140,000 members during the past 4 years. Laura is especially proud that shortly after
joining Prospect, she spearheaded and, also obtained grant funding for Alta Hospital System’s
participation and implementation of Health Information Exchange “HIE” programs to improve
the quality of healthcare delivery for all of our patients.
Laura is also currently President of the Hermosa Beach Sister City Association which provides
support for the paramedic department, foster care group home and student exchange program
for Hermosa Beach’s sister city, Loreto, located in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Previous Experience
Laura is a result driven healthcare executive and service organization leader with over 35 years
of experience in various roles in both the for-profit and not-for- profit sectors, which includes
developmental disability providers, health insurance companies, medical clinics, hospitals and
community service organizations.
Education
Laura completed her Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Psychology and Women’s
Studies in 1984 from Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges, internship and coursework
within the Master’s in Public Administration program at San Diego State University during 1985
to 1986.
WHA Participation
Laura has been a WHA member since 2023 and is the new WHA Board Secretary beginning in
2024.