Beth Costello, MBA, is a senior analyst at Altarum Institute where, since 2006, she has provided analysis and consulting for organizations such as the Military Health System/TRICARE Management Activity, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Centers for Disease Control, San Diego Childhood Obesity Initiative, Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan, and Metro Community Development. She is an experienced focus group moderator and qualitative researcher, and she manages projects in survey research and community health initiatives. Prior to joining Altarum, she worked in the field of health prevention and wellness with Health Media and Leade Health, and she consulted with large corporations on health benefit design, health and productivity management, and outcomes analysis with Thomson. She holds degrees with the University of Michigan and the University of Iowa.