Dr. Mark Allara has been practicing family medicine for more than 20 years and is passionate about transforming the healthcare status quo. The multi-disciplinary practice he has grown in Middleton, MA has become a model for other organizations looking to remain independent. He attended Yale University and the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and completed his family medicine residency at Beverly Hospital. He is a member of American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and is an associate professor of family medicine at Tufts Medical School.
We believe all people should have access to affordable + transparent healthcare.
(And our whole team is focused on delivering exactly that.)
How it all started
The idea for AllaraCare began when Dr. Mark Allara started questioning his own relationship to what he saw as a very broken healthcare system:
- The employees at his practice regularly complained about their health benefit (even though they had a plan that was supposedly one of the best)
- As a primary care physician, he was expected to rush through a non-stop calendar of daily visits
- And, finally, "the last straw" occurred when Dr. Allara's wife attempted to fill a routine prescription...
(Watch his video to learn more.)
+ Mission
Make lives meaningfully better for patients, employers, and providers.
OUR VALUES
Honor commitments
to employers, employees, providers, partners, each other.
Do what's best
for employers, employees, providers.
Be relentless about improvement
by engaging in continuous improvement processes for all functions.
Make quality personal
by insisting that "Good enough is not good enough."
Deliver legendary customer service
for all stakeholders: Employers, Employees, Partners, Affiliates and our A+ Team.
Our Leadership
Our A+ Team of engineers, physicians, designers, project managers and operations experts apply their diverse backgrounds from a range of industries, building products that give people the help they need at the moments that matter most.
John Donlan
John Donlan
CEO & Co-FounderAn accomplished healthcare executive and strategist, John Donlan has a proven track record leading national growth strategies for Value-Based Care Organizations, Population Health improvement, and ACO Provider Network Performance Operations. He most recently served as the President of Steward Health Care Network, positioning the organization as one of the first Pioneer ACOs under the Obama Administration's Pioneer ACO. He holds an honors degree from Notre Dame, and a Master's in Business Management from the University of Maryland, European Division. John began his career as a Medical Platoon Leader in the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division, followed by a Captaincy at NATO Headquarters in Belgium. Before Steward, he served as the lead of the VBC contracting division at Tufts Health Plan. He is designated as a Certified Health Insurance Executive by the America's Health Insurance Plans Association and also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Carroll School of Management MBA program at Boston College.
Steve Wilde
Steve Wilde
VP, OperationsSteve currently leads day-to-day operations at AllaraCare. He joins the team from Healthy Price where he serves as Chief Executive Officer. Steve had previously spent the past decade working in analytics leadership roles for various health insurance and health system organizations. His passion is transparency and fair prices for patients. Steve’s educational background includes a bachelors degree in Economics and MBA from Bentley University.
Diana Giorlando
Diana Giorlando
Director, MarketingA marketing professional with over 20 years experience, Diana oversees the development and execution of AllaraCare's strategic marketing and business development initiatives. She brings a passion for visual communication and problem-solving to the AllaraCare team and has helped companies elevate their brand presence across a wide range of industries including healthcare, technology, consumer loyalty programs, higher education, and non-profit.
Jude Fox
Jude Fox
Manager, Client & Member ExperienceJude joins AllaraCare in the newly created role of Program Manager, bringing nearly two decades of experience and advocacy in customer success, project management and content development, with a long-held passion for building awareness and education with meaningful impact. In close collaboration with the AllaraCare team, she'll lead our implementation initiatives to truly deliver a best-in-class solution supporting healthcare transparency.
Tony Spadorcia
Tony Spadorcia
Director, Human ResourcesAs the Founder of Wild Coffee Human Resources, Tony brings more than 25 years of Human Resources Leadership to AllaraCare. An employee advocate that is always looking at the best interests for all involved. Focusing on employee and organizational development to drive businesses and people to positions of growth and success.
Ryan Belcher
Ryan Belcher
Manager, Member ServicesFor over a decade, Ryan has been a customer experience and operations professional, most recently working in the healthtech sector. With a proven track record of ensuring client success through long-term relationship building, demonstrating consumer value of products/services, and providing high-level customer service support while driving cross-functional initiatives, Ryan, as our Member Services Manager, will ensure that all AllaraCare members have an exceptional experience by streamlining workflows between them and our trusted organizational partners.
“Everything we do involves the relentless search for remedies to cure the current healthcare system to make life meaningfully better for everyone through a transparent, affordable, high-quality healthcare solution.”
Dr. Mark Allara, Founder of AllaraCare