GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Precedence Well being, Michigan’s quickest rising well being plan that now serves greater than 1.2 million lives, has appointed three new leaders throughout the group’s finance, authorities markets and actuarial & superior analytics divisions and created a brand new function in well being plan operations. Praveen Thadani, president of Precedence Well being, led a complete, nationwide search to seek out the suitable inner and exterior candidates to fill the roles throughout the rising senior management crew. Nick Gates now serves as senior vp of finance, Joyce Chan Russell as senior vp of presidency markets, Karena Weikel as senior vp of superior analytics and chief actuary and Mike Jasperson within the expanded function of senior vp of supplier community and well being plan operations.
“We’re happy to have exceptionally gifted leaders for these necessary positions,” stated Praveen Thadani, president of Precedence Well being. “Our senior management crew is concentrated on reworking the business to make care and protection higher for everybody. I’m energized as we head into 2022, and I’m extremely grateful for our greater than 2,250 crew members.”
Nick Gates, senior vp of finance, has held numerous positions at Precedence Well being since 2004. In his new function, Gates is chargeable for all of Precedence Well being’s finance technique and long-range planning, investments, finance operations, accounting and auditor relationships. He has supplied governance help to the Precedence Well being finance and audit committee, led within the valuation and due diligence for the acquisition of Whole Well being Care, and ensured the preliminary and continued realization of integration advantages. He has additionally contributed to the tradition of fiscal duty and worthwhile development at Precedence Well being.
Joyce Chan Russell, senior vp of presidency markets, has centered on the well being of weak populations since 2004, each on the payer facet of the enterprise in addition to in care supply. She oversees the person, Medicare Benefit and Medicaid markets for Precedence Well being. Her tasks embody driving development, managing revenue and loss, partnering with business and authorities stakeholders, and delivering on high quality and operational objectives, all in alignment with Precedence Well being’s overarching effort to rework well being care.
Karena Weikel, senior vp of superior analytics and chief actuary, has greater than 20 years of well being care expertise with 15 of these years in management. Her areas of focus have been in reworking supplier preparations from fee-for-service in the direction of value-based care, development administration, underwriting, threat adjustment, actuarial and superior analytics. In her function she leads groups who mix math, statistics, economics, know-how, and enterprise information to develop analytics that enhance income and scale back bills, so Precedence Well being has inexpensive well being plan merchandise.
Mike Jasperson has taken on the newly created place of senior vp, supplier community and well being plan operations. He has served because the senior vp of supplier networking since March 2020 and held earlier roles with Precedence Well being since 2016. Within the mixed function, Mike’s tasks embody supplier community growth, supplier operations and efficiency, worth primarily based preparations, customer support, claims, enrollment and different key operational areas centered on making certain distinctive experiences for our members, suppliers and others.
For extra details about Precedence Well being’s management, go to www.priorityhealth.com/about-us/leadership.
About Precedence Well being:
With over 30 years in enterprise, Precedence Well being is the second largest well being plan in Michigan, providing a broad portfolio of well being advantages choices for employer teams and people, together with Medicare and Medicaid plans. Serving greater than 1,000,000 members annually and providing a broad community of major care physicians in Michigan, Precedence Well being continues to be acknowledged as a pacesetter for high quality, customer support, transparency and product innovation. Study extra about inexpensive, high quality well being protection choices from Precedence Well being.
