Pauline J. Lapin

Pauline Lapin, MHS, is the former director of the Seamless Care Models Group within the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In this capacity, she provided executive leadership for the design, implementation, and oversight of complex, nationwide payment and delivery system reforms. Her portfolio included innovative payment and delivery models focused on primary care, accountable care organizations, kidney disease, Medicare Advantage, and prescription drugs — advancing CMS’s shift toward value-based, patient-centered care. Pauline retired from federal service in April 2025 after more than 32 years of distinguished public service. Her work contributed not only to the expansion of value-based care but also to shaping policies to increase the use of preventive services among Medicare beneficiaries. Pauline holds a Master of Health Science degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.