Kristen Muncy, MHA

Before joining Nimitt, Kristen gained wide-ranging, transplant-specific, experience at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in revenue cycle, provider operations, and managed care contracting. As a Lead Contract Manager, she successfully negotiated for the entire VUMC system, contracting with several governmental payers, and for all transplant programs, contracting with all payers. Her unique and comprehensive perspective helps clients take their programs to the next level, ensure patient access, and generate optimal and compliant reimbursement. Kristen is a strong believer of the “no margin, no mission” philosophy, and thrives on investigating, diagnosing, and identifying opportunities to improve providers’ bottom lines.

First Loves:

  • “Winning” a negotiation with a payer
  • Finding providers more money
  • Translating clinical innovation to provider reimbursement

Points of Pride:

  • Travel planning prodigy—whether it be 50-mile hikes in Canada or magical Disney experiences without waiting in lines (yes, it’s possible)
  • Was Ambassador Baby and a March of Dimes Board Member in the same year
  • Able to completely disappear into the Sarah J Maas book universe

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Stephanie Farnia, MPH

Before joining Nimitt, Stephanie served as the inaugural Director of Gene Therapy and Cellular Immunotherapy for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), providing strategic leadership and direction on cell and gene therapies to the BCBS companies. Previously, Stephanie held policy leadership positions at the National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match and the American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT). She thrives on sorting out the unique reimbursement issues that come with medical innovation and is well-known for fostering collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups to advance health policy.

First Loves:

  • Analyzing Medicare’s New Technology Add-on Payment decision-making
  • All things coverage, commercial payer, and specialty networks
  • The intersection of excess loss insurance and high-cost therapies

Points of Pride:

  • Middle-school volleyball coach
  • University of Minnesota School of Public Health’s Alumni Innovator Award (2021)
  • Spreading the gospel of fried cheese curds

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