Thera Health Policy & Access Welcomes Josefina Bascuñán Arellano as Senior Strategic Advisor – Healthcare Delivery & Integrated Care

September 10th, 2026 – Thera Health Policy & Access is pleased to announce the appointment of Josefina Bascuñán Arellano as Senior Strategic Advisor – Healthcare Delivery & Integrated Care, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities in healthcare delivery transformation, integrated care, provider networks, clinical governance, healthcare quality, and health system implementation.

Based in Chile, Josefina is a physician and public health specialist with more than ten years of experience operating at the intersection of healthcare delivery, integrated care, provider network transformation, clinical governance, healthcare quality, and health system modernization. Throughout her career, she has helped organizations translate complex healthcare policy, operational, and organizational challenges into practical strategies that improve healthcare performance, strengthen health systems, and enhance patient outcomes across public and private healthcare environments.

Josefina joins Thera with a distinguished career spanning healthcare providers, government institutions, international organizations, academia, and consulting. Most recently, she served as Medical Manager for Providers at Bupa Chile, where she led initiatives related to provider-network development, ambulatory care transformation, clinical governance, accreditation, healthcare quality, and healthcare performance. Her responsibilities included the medical direction of a network of 35 ambulatory centers, leadership of accreditation initiatives across 20 IntegraMédica medical centers, coordination of clinical governance activities involving multiple healthcare facilities, and the implementation of innovative healthcare delivery programs.

Prior to her work at Bupa, Josefina served as Advisor to the Ministerial Cabinet of the Ministry of Health of Chile, where she contributed to major healthcare reform initiatives, including the implementation of the Universalization of Primary Healthcare Strategy and the development of a World Bank Program-for-Results operation designed to strengthen health system performance and implementation capacity.

She also worked as a consultant for the World Bank Group, supporting the evaluation of integrated primary care initiatives and contributing to the design of large-scale results-based financing programs aimed at improving healthcare delivery and system outcomes.

Earlier in her career, Josefina held leadership positions at the Asociación Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS) and Hospital del Trabajador, where she led projects related to healthcare quality, accreditation, research, innovation, medical education, and organizational development. Her experience also includes consulting work with Deloitte UK, research activities at Imperial College London, and teaching public health at the University of Chile.

At Thera, Josefina will lead the firm’s Healthcare Delivery & Integrated Care pillar, helping clients navigate the operational, organizational, and implementation challenges that shape healthcare transformation initiatives. Her work will focus on healthcare delivery models, integrated care pathways, provider-network strategy, healthcare quality, clinical governance, operational excellence, health system implementation, and the real-world adoption of healthcare innovation.

A defining aspect of Josefina’s profile is her deep understanding of how healthcare providers assess value, prioritize investments, evaluate operational feasibility, and adopt medicines, medical devices, diagnostics, and new models of care. This perspective strengthens Thera’s ability to help clients translate strategic objectives into practical, scalable, and sustainable solutions capable of generating measurable impact for patients, providers, and healthcare systems.

Her expertise spans healthcare delivery, integrated care, provider-network transformation, clinical governance, healthcare quality, patient safety, health system implementation, primary healthcare strengthening, healthcare innovation adoption, and multi-stakeholder collaboration. This multidisciplinary perspective allows her to bridge the worlds of health policy, healthcare operations, organizational strategy, and healthcare transformation.

“Josefina brings a unique combination of healthcare delivery expertise, provider-network leadership, health system transformation experience, and strategic vision,” said José Luis Cárdenas T., Founder and Managing Director of Thera Health Policy & Access. “Her ability to connect policy, strategy, clinical operations, and implementation realities will be invaluable as we continue supporting clients facing increasingly complex healthcare challenges across Latin America. Just as importantly, Josefina brings a deep understanding of how healthcare providers evaluate value and adopt innovation, providing a perspective that will further strengthen the practical impact of our work.”

Josefina’s appointment reflects Thera’s continued growth as an international Think & Do Tank dedicated to helping organizations navigate evolving healthcare systems through evidence-based analysis, strategic advisory services, public affairs, market access expertise, and health system transformation capabilities.

As healthcare systems continue to face growing demands related to access, quality, integration, efficiency, and innovation, Thera remains committed to bringing together leading experts capable of developing practical solutions that strengthen institutions, improve healthcare delivery, and generate sustainable value for patients and society.

We invite our clients, partners, colleagues, and friends to learn more about Josefina and the exceptional professionals who make up Thera’s growing international team by visiting our Thera Team page: Meet the Thera Team.

About Thera Health Policy & Access

Thera Health Policy & Access is a Think & Do Tank specializing in health policy, market access, regulatory strategy, public affairs, healthcare innovation, healthcare delivery, and health system transformation. With an expanding regional and international network of experts, Thera supports organizations in addressing complex policy, regulatory, organizational, and market challenges through evidence-based and actionable strategic advice.