For Immediate Release
June 30, 2010
GHP CEO Jean Haynes chosen for advisory council
DANVILLE, PA –Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) CEO Jean Haynes was selected by the Pennsylvania Office of Health Care Reform to sit on the Health Care Reform Implementation Advisory Council. This external advisory group will help implement many of the key elements of the federal health-care reform act.
“It is an honor to be selected for the Advisory Council,” said Haynes. “The passage of national health-care reform is monumental and I am very excited to provide my expertise.”
The advisory committee is comprised of insurance industry executives, hospital representatives, medical professionals, large and small purchasers, unions, health and budget policy experts, and consumers. They are charged with identifying best practices in health care, and reviewing and providing feedback to the administration on its findings, recommendations and strategic plans.
Prior to joining Geisinger Health Plan in 2009, Haynes was Executive Director of Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan, a 250,000 member health plan throughout Massachusetts. In 2006, Massachusetts passed a health-care reform bill similar to the national reform passed in March.
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 #6 in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) America's Best Health Insurance Plans 2009-10*. 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 Insurance Plans is a registered trademark of U.S. News & World Report.
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Amy Bowen, Public Relations Coordinator, (570) 271-8135
