Karina Lynch

Karina Lynch spent five years on Capitol Hill, where she served as counsel to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Committee on Government Affairs, under the chairmanship of Senator Susan Collins. During her tenure on the subcommittee, she worked extensively on hearings related to overpayment settlement negotiations involving the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as well as the effects of Medicare payment systems on the healthcare industry. Additionally, she was lead counsel on hearings involving the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Prior to holding that position, Karina served as investigative counsel to Senator Charles Grassley and worked on issues related to fraud and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid systems. She worked closely with the General Accountability Office to monitor systems compliance at the Social Security Administration and CMS. She worked on investigations involving CMS to improve nursing home quality care. She also worked with the Federal Trade Commission to monitor anti-competitive practices in the pharmaceutical market.