For Immediate Release
September 10, 2009
Geisinger Health Plan names new chief executive officer
DANVILLE, PA – Jean Haynes has been named chief executive officer for Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Indemnity Insurance Company, and Geisinger Quality Options, Incorporated; and Executive Vice President, Insurance Operations for Geisinger Health System. She will join Geisinger on September 28, 2009.
"Jean is a proven leader with a history of enhancing quality and value at various health plans throughout the country," said Geisinger president and chief executive officer Glenn Steele, Jr., MD. "Geisinger Health Plan is fortunate to be ranked among the best in the United States for member satisfaction, and we look forward to her capitalizing on this foundation and leading GHP to an even brighter future."
Haynes has nearly 30 years of experience in health care and managed care organizations management. Most recently, she served as Executive Director of Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan, a 250,000 member health plan throughout Massachusetts. Prior to that, she was Vice President, Health Services and Operations for OSF HealthPlans in Illinois; Executive Director for the Anthem US Business Division and for Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield; Director of Quality and Risk Management for Physicians Healthcare Plans in Tampa; and Director of Quality and Resource Management at Humana/St. Petersburg General Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.
"Geisinger Health Plan and Geisinger Health System are well known and respected locally and across the United States for providing high quality clinical services and value to members and patients," said Haynes. "I am most pleased to have the opportunity to join this organization and to lead Geisinger Health Plan."
A Magna Cum Laude graduate of St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in Peoria, Illinois, with a bachelor of science degree in nursing, Haynes earned a master of business administration from the College of Business Administration at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Geisinger Health Plan, begun in 1985, is headquartered in Danville, PA and is one of the nation's largest rural HMOs. GHP is currently the top-rated plan in Pennsylvania and #5 in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)*. The plan serves more than 220,000 members in 42 counties. Coverage is available for businesses of all sizes, individuals and families, and Medicare beneficiaries. As part of the Geisinger Health System, GHP has been recognized nationally as a model for health care reform with documented success in innovative programs such as the patient-centered medical home. For more information, please visit www.thehealthplan.com.
* "America's Best Health Plans 2008-2009" is a trademark of U.S. News and World Report.
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