Karen Amezcua is the Senior Director of Provider Partnerships at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota where she oversees the overall management of statewide provider relationships including strategic partnerships, payment arrangements and value-based and innovative contracting for both commercial and government markets. Ms. Amezcua assisted in the development and rollout of new value-based payment methodologies including total cost of care and quality incentives. Karen has almost 20 years’ experience in health care with time spent on the care delivery side where she held positions in Payer Contracting, Quality Improvement and most recently was the Senior Director of Accountable Care. Ms. Amezcua earned her B.A. in Philosophy from the Metropolitan State University.