Kensington, Calif.-based consulting firm Freed Associates hired Kelly Huffman and Shirley Kwok as healthcare consultants.
Ms. Huffman, who has project management experience and has worked with Medicaid and Medicare health plans as well as Medicaid Management Information Systems, will join the Southern California team, according to Freed. Ms. Kwok, who has significant population health knowledge as well as experience with areas such as value-based payment and revenue cycle management, will join the Northern California team.
Ms. Huffman previously worked for Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare, while Ms. Kwok previously worked for Blue Shield of California, among other healthcare organizations.
"Bringing Kelly and Shirley onto the Freed Associates team allows us to continue providing our clients with invaluable insight and strategic perspective. Both these women bring extensive experience on a variety of projects that are of utmost importance to our clients," Freed Founder and CEO Dava Freed said in a prepared statement. "There is no doubt that their breadth of experience will be useful to our clients in tackling their problems and delivering them with highly customized solutions. We are delighted they have joined our team."