Building a better future
for the uninsured
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Impacting Communities. Making Connections. Empowering People.
Creating a platform to identify and complete complex specialty benefit enrollment is no small task and requires experience and in-depth industry knowledge. We've brought together highly qualified and specialized professionals to create and deploy these solutions. The Advocatia Team not only has deep industry experience but are considered among foremost experts in this specialized area. We're passionate about helping people, and our solutions show it!
Meet the Team
Ryan Brebner
Ryan is Advocatia's Co-Founder and CEO. He has been assisting the uninsured and underinsured patient population for more than seventeen years. Ryan has published articles in HFMA and AAHAM on assisting the uninsured and speaks at industry events on the topics. .
Laura Robbins
Laura is Advocatia's Co-Founder and COO. She has over twelve years of experience leading operations and implementation functions. She is passionate about working with the underinsured population, including serving as the President of Community Health Associate Board, the largest free clinic in the country.
Kathy Turner Motley
Kathy is our Medicaid Manager. She has over thirty years of experience growing and expanding health care eligibility businesses and is an expert on all things Medicaid! Previously, Kathy served as Senior Vice President of Operations at a national eligibility firm where she oversaw the patient eligibility division.
Mark Curtis
Mark is Advocatia's Operations Manager. He has over thirty years of experience working in the healthcare industry. Previously, he worked for a national Revenue Cycle Company and headed their ACA community coordination.
Jay Hanning
Jay is the CTO of Advocatia and leads our technology team in creating new ways to assist the uninsured. He has been developing applications for consumers for more than thirty years, and loves anticipating client needs and keeping our technology best in class!
Ben Bartholomew
Ben is Advocatia's Head of Sales. Before coming to the healthcare industry, he played football at both the collegiate and professional level. Now, with over a decade in the healthcare industry, Ben brings his leadership skills, team focus and passion for helping others to Advocatia. He is a celebrated speaker, giving keynotes for regional and national professional associations. Ben is a proud husband, father and University of Tennessee graduate, who loves to spend his free time with family and cheering on his beloved Volunteers.
