Melissa Lawson

Experience

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  HCR Manor Care

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  Director, Alzheimer's Special Care Unit
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  Senior Star Management Company

  Jun 2006 - Nov 2009

  Program Director
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  New Directions Behavioral Health

  Nov 2009 - Nov 2018

  • Manager, Quality Management - Kansas City Regional Service Center

    Aug 2017 - Nov 2018

  • Manager, Accreditations

    Sept 2013 - Jul 2017

  • Quality Management Project Coordinator

    Dec 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Quality Support Coordinator

    Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Clinical Support Coordinator, Medicaid UM/ICM

    Nov 2009 - Jun 2012
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  Aetna Better Health® of Kansas

  Dec 2018 - Jun 2024

  • Lead Director, Healthcare Quality Management

    Apr 2021 - Jun 2024

  • Health Care Quality Manager

    Dec 2018 - Apr 2021
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  Aetna, a CVS Health Company

  Jun 2024 - now

  Manager, Proposal Writing

  Supports the business with oversight of a writing team and direct proposal responsibilities for communicating, creating, and executing strategic writing efforts in response to Medicaid request for proposals (RFP) and requests for information (RFI). Provide supervision of other writers including coaching, evaluating specific bid performance, and leading the proposal writing team on specific bids.