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Published on: 7/4/2008
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Karen Quigley
Chief Operating Officer
Karen Quigley has over thirty years experience in health care management and policy.She has worked for both public and private organizations, focusing on strategic planning, organizational and program development, and program management.She has been actively involved in developing and implementing health care reforms, including changes in insurance regulation, provider payment, and cost containment.
From 1994 to 2007, Quigley worked as an independent consultant.Her U.S. clients included the Massachusetts Department of Medical Assistance, the Massachusetts Hospital Association, the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute, and the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, as well as numerous provider organizations.She also worked internationally with a variety of non-government organizations and private companies.Previously, Quigley spent 13 years with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts in a variety of senior management roles, including planning, legislative and regulatory affairs, product development and management, and provider network management.Past experience includes work as a management consultant for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, and as a manager for the state Medicaid program in Massachusetts and at Boston City Hospital.
She is a lecturer at the Harvard School of Public Health, where she teaches provider payment systems and policy.She chairs the Board of Directors for Vinfen, Inc., one of the largest human services providers in Massachusetts.She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Urban Medical Group and The Boston Home.Quigley holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in public health from the University of Michigan.