[September 19, 2018] |
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Aetna Announces CEO to Lead New Aetna Medicaid Plan in Kansas
Aetna (NYSE: AET)
has named Keith Wisdom as the Chief Executive Officer for Aetna Better
Health® of Kansas, Aetna's Medicaid health plan in the state.
Aetna Better Health was recently selected
by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to offer Medicaid
benefits to enrollees statewide in the KanCare Medicaid managed care
program starting on January 1, 2019.
"We are excited for Keith to be the first CEO of our new Medicaid plan
in Kansas," said Janet Grant, Aetna Better Health's vice president of
the Great Plains Region. "Keith has over 25 years of experience working
in health care in the state and we believe he is the right choice to
work with the State of Kansas, health care providers and community
leaders to help improve the health of Kansas' most vulnerable
populations."
Wisdom, who will lead the company's Kansas market effective immediately,
will be accountable for the overall success of the Kansas Medicaid
health plan. His responsibilities will focus on building the local
market team, driving overall strategy, managing state and provider
relationships, driving financial performance and improving quality and
member health.
Most recently, Wisdom served as general manager over Aetna's Medicare
business in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Illinois, where he
managed plan performance, strategy, sales and customer service agendas,
and product design. In addition, he led execution of compliance,
revenue, operations, etwork strategy, STARs, and medical cost structure
positioning.
Prior to that, Wisdom was Aetna's Market President for Kansas, Nebraska
and western Missouri, where he led overall financial and growth
performance, overall strategies, network, product, distribution and
sales for the company's Commercial, Medicare, and Individual lines of
business.
Additionally, Wisdom held roles at UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Kansas City and Arthur Andersen.
Wisdom has a Bachelor of Science in accounting and business
administration from the University of Kansas.
Additional leadership team appointments and roles include:
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Scott Brunner, Head of Community Relations - Brunner
will serve as the Head of Community Relations, reporting directly to
Keith. Scott will be integral in managing all the key relationships
with Kansas Medicaid stakeholders. Brunner previously led Aetna
Medicaid Policy. Prior to that, Brunner served as the Kansas Medicaid
Director.
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Mike McClure, Director of Provider Experience - McClure
will be responsible for driving a positive provider experience from
initial contracting through ongoing operations. Based in Overland
Park, Mike previously led network contracting for Aetna Better Health
of Missouri.
About Aetna Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified
health care benefits companies, serving an estimated 38.8 million people
with information and resources to help them make better informed
decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of
traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products
and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental and behavioral
health plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care
management services, workers' compensation administrative services and
health information technology products and services. Aetna's customers
include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and
hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units,
government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more
information, see http://www.aetna.com
and learn about how Aetna is helping to build a healthier world.
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About Aetna Medicaid Aetna Medicaid Administrators LLC
(Aetna Medicaid) has over 30 years of experience managing the care of
the most medically vulnerable, using innovative approaches and a local
presence in each market to achieve both successful health care results
and effective cost outcomes. Aetna Medicaid has particular expertise
serving high-need Medicaid members, including those who are dually
eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. Currently, Aetna Medicaid owns
and/or administers Medicaid managed health care plans under the names of
Aetna Better Health and other affiliate names. Together, these plans
serve 2.8 million people in 15 states, including Arizona, California,
Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey,
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Texas. For
more information, see www.aetnabetterhealth.com
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