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Joan M. Gardner
Joan Gardner is executive director of state services with the Blue
Cross and Blue Shield Association’s Office of Policy and
Representation in
Ms. Gardner is responsible for assisting Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans achieve their legislative and regulatory goals at the state level. She represents the Blue Cross Blue Shield perspective as model legislation and policy positions are developed by national organizations of state officials concerned with health insurance and managed care issues, including the financing and delivery of quality health care.
Before joining the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association in 1995,
Ms. Gardner was vice president and government affairs counsel with
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Richmond, Virginia, having begun her
career there as associate general counsel. She has achieved the
designation, Professional, Academy for Healthcare Management, and is a
member of the Health Law Sections of the American Bar Association and
the Virginia State Bar. She received her J.D. from |
