Sarah Iselin

President
sarah.iselin@bcbsma.com

Sarah Iselin was most recently the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy where she managed and monitored critical phases of the implementation of the state’s landmark 2006 health care reform law, including the formation of the Health Safety Net, and the Fair Share, Free Rider, and Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure requirements for employers. She also co-chaired the Special Commission on the Health Care Payment System which recently recommended a major overhaul in the way physicians and hospitals are paid. Prior to her appointment as Commissioner, Iselin worked on the development of statewide quality and safety initiatives for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. From 2001 to 2005, Iselin was the director of policy and research for the BCBSMA Foundation, where she played a key role in developing the BCBSMA Foundation’s Roadmap to Coverage initiative, which provided the framework for the state’s 2006 health reform law.  Iselin earned a master’s degree in health policy and management from the Harvard School of Public Health and her undergraduate degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.