Tuesday, June 6, 2017
 
Your Health Insurance Plan Company News Quick Read-
Who's making news today?  Here is HCBD-Who'sIT!
 
 
Executive Index
by Company
Stephanie Fraser
Amendola Communications
Former Senior Media Relations and Social Media Director
Mr. John Guzzardo
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Executive Director, Louisiana & Mississippi
Dr. Raymond Poliquit
AMERIGROUP Corporation
Louisiana Medical Director
Mr. Jack Stephenson
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (formerly Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield)
Former President
Mr. Steve Martenet
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio
Former Ohio President
Mr. Samuel Porter
ATRIO Health Plans
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Matt Gougler
ATRIO Health Plans
Chief Marketing Officer
Dan McCoy MD
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Inc. (BCBSTX)
Former President
Esteban Lopez MD, MBA
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Inc. (BCBSTX)
Former Regional President
Mr. Gregory (Greg) Burgess
Burgess
Retired Founder and President
Ms. Emily Hackel
Carelon (formerly CareMore Health Plan)
Former Senior Director/Leader - Corporate Reputation
Shyam Manoj
CitiusTech
Head of Health Plans Market
Mr. James Freeman
Elevance Health
Director of Communications
Jeff Blunt
Elevance Health
Director of Public Relations
Mr. Robert C. Garrett
Hackensack Meridian Health
President and Chief Executive Officer
Andrew L. Pecora MD, FACP, CPE
Hackensack Meridian Health
Consultant and Strategic Advisor
Mr. Kyle Bertke
Health New England
Director of Business Development
Jessica Dupont MBA
Health New England
Former Director of Risk Adjustment
Ms. Kerry LaBounty
Health New England
Director of Government Programs
Mr. Michael (Mike) Gordon
Healthx
Former Chief Product and Strategy Officer
Ron Wozny
Healthx
Vice President of Marketing
Robert (Rob) Merkel
IBM Global Services
Former Global Business Services, VP
Ms. Christine Douglass
Merative (formerly IBM Healthcare)
Former Head of US Communications, IBM Watson Health
Francesca (Fran) Gary
National Government Services (NGS), a subsidiary of Elevance Health
Former President
Ms. Mary Boosalis
Premier Health | SuperMed PPO
President and CEO
Ms. Diane Ewing
Premier Health | SuperMed PPO
VP, Marketing & Communications
Mr. Neeraj K. Sharma
Santech
Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Victoria Khamsombath
SHIFT Communications LLC
Former Account Executive
Mr. Eugene Sayan
Softheon Inc.
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Brian Cahill
Tegria
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Greer Myers
Turn-Key Health, a division of CareCentrix
President
Mr. Adam Sabloff
VirtualHealth
CEO
Ms. Dana Levin-Robinson
VirtualHealth
VP, Marketing
Jon M. Kingsdale PhD
Wakely Consulting Group Inc.
Managing Director
 
Company News Headlines
     
HIP News and Announcements      
Premier Health, Anthem Sign Value-Based Care Agreement
“This agreement is based on a mutual goal to improve care and lower costs for the community members we serve. By working collaboratively with Anthem , with a focus on member/patient health rather than economics alone, we are confident that this will benefit the entire community," said Ms. Mary Boosalis , president and CEO of Premier Health

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ATRIO Health Plans Announces 2018 Exit From the Oregon Commercial Marketplace
" ATRIO is committed to working with our commercial members through the end of their contract terms. ATRIO is enthusiastically continuing to evolve our Medicare Advantage products in Marion, Polk, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Douglas counties and anticipates another strong sales season in 2018," said Mr. Samuel Porter , Interim Chief Executive Officer at ATRIO

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Amerigroup Louisiana Joins American Diabetes Association to Sponsor No Cost Summer Camp for Children at Risk for Developing Type 2 Diabetes
“Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents now represents one of the most rapidly growing forms of diabetes in the country, which is very alarming. AMERIGROUP is passionate about educating children and helping them to become more engaged in their health, so they can thrive as adults, and we are pleased that the American Diabetes Association has brought Camp PowerUp! to New Orleans to help our children build healthier futures," said Dr. Raymond Poliquit , Amerigroup Louisiana medical director

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to Launch $10-million Statewide Initiative to Help Fight Chronic Diabetic Kidney Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
"We realize daily that as a statewide health insurance company, we are uniquely positioned to address issues affecting the health and wellness of Texans. This new initiative builds on an already successful BCBSTX community investment history that has touched a myriad of public health issues and hundreds of community organizations statewide," said Dr. Dan McCoy MD , president of BCBSTX

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Empire BlueCross BlueShield Rolls out New Fleet of Vans that will Decrease Carbon Footprint within New York City
" Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has a long-standing commitment to supporting changes that can improve the overall health and well-being of our members and having a positive impact on the community. We believe that this new fleet of vans will improve the services available to our members while reducing our carbon footprint," said Mr. Jack Stephenson , Empire BlueCross BlueShield Medicaid plan president

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Health New England Announces Three New Leaders
Health New England is pleased to announce the appointment of three individuals to Director-level positions. Mr. Kyle Bertke recently joined the company as Director of Business Development. Jessica Dupont MBA was promoted to a newly created role as Director of Risk Adjustment. Ms. Kerry LaBounty

was recently named Director of Government Programs.

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NAVIGATION - Other Sections in Today's HCBD-Who'sIT! Daily:
 
HIP Care Management and Well-Being Announcements
Solutions News and Announcements
HIP Wonk Watch

HIP Care Management and Well-Being Announcements    back to index
Casenet Launches Provider Engagement Platform at AHIP Institute & Expo 2017
Zyter|TruCare , a leading provider of population health and care management solutions, today announced that it will be exhibiting at AHIP Institute and Expo 2017 in Austin, TX, June 7-9th. At Institute 2017, Casenet will introduce its TruCare ProAuth provider authorization submission and tracking solution.
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CitiusTech to Exhibit Its Proven Solutions at AHIP Institute & Expo 2017
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Turn-Key Health at AHIP Institute & Expo 2017: Five Key Components for Successfully Managing Advanced Illness within Broader Population Health Management Programs
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IBM: Hackensack Meridian Health to Pilot Combined Watson for Oncology and Cota Technology to Power Value-Based Clinical Decision Support in Cancer Care
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Solutions News and Announcements    back to index
Burgess Launches Burgess Source: New Cloud SaaS Solution Designed to Prevent Billions in Waste, Transform Healthcare Administration
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WLT Software and Healthx Announce Integration, Sales Agreement
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Santech Selected as a "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm Gartner
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Softheon: Amid Discontinuation of Federal Small Business Health Insurance Exchange, Softheon Offers a Risk-Free SaaS & BPaaS Solution for State Exchanges
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National Government Services Awarded World Trade Center Contract
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HIP Wonk Watch    back to index
Cumberland Consulting Group Named One of the Top Healthcare Employers for Fifth Straight Year
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VirtualHealth Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2017 Product Leadership Award
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