Crystal Crider

National healthcare payor and provider contracting, relations and performance strategist with expertise in developing and executing value-based, beneficiary-centric initiatives and refining products aimed at reducing total cost of care through payment reform, quality improvement, utilization management, accountable care collaboration, multi-stakeholder engagement, and streamlined information exchange.

Highly skilled at meeting enterprise cost, quality, access and growth goals across various markets and lines of business with keen ability to maintain necessary vision and positive organizational alignment.

15+ years of experience in practice management, payer consulting, national managed care contracting and provider relations in vendor, ancillary, hospital, behavioral health, primary care and specialist, IPA, MSO, CIN and ACO network go-to-market strategy, product ideation, conceptualization, development, implementation, management, expansion, optimization and transformation for Commercial, Exchange, traditional Medicare, MA, Medicaid, CHIP, DoD, VA and other lines of business among various products and benefit designs.

Over a decade of service as instructor and mentor to health services administration undergrad and graduate students at the University of Central Florida — School of Global Health Management and Informatics, College of Community Innovation and Education.

Doctor of Healthcare Administration (DHA) and Master of Health Services Administration (MHA) with subject-matter expertise in value-based care, healthcare payment transformation and service delivery redesign.