Picture of Pauline Lapin Pauline Lapin (CMMI)

Picture of Pauline Lapin

Pauline Lapin (CMMI)

Director, Seamless Care Models Group, CMS

Pauline Lapin is the Director for the Seamless Care Models Group (SCMG) in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).  Pauline oversees and provides guidance in the development and implementation of innovative payment and delivery models related to advanced primary care and accountable care organizations, namely the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) and CPC Plus initiatives, the Pioneer ACO and Next Generation ACO Models, and the Comprehensive ESRD Care initiative. Her group also manages Health Care Innovation Awards related to primary care redesign, “hot-spotting,” and ACO-like models. Pauline has been in federal service at CMS for over 25 years, previously serving as Deputy Director of SCMG, and as a Division Director in the Office of Research, Development and Information, where she oversaw the design and implementation of a variety of demonstrations, including those related to medical home/advanced primary care practice and prevention.  Pauline has spoken at national conferences and written articles on health promotion and disease prevention for various journals and newsletters.  She holds a Master of Health Science degree from the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

 

 

 


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