For Immediate Release
August 5, 2010
GHP names new Chief Financial Officer
DANVILLE, PA –George Schneider has been named chief financial officer for Geisinger Health Plan. Schneider brings more than 34 years of health-care provider and insurance experience
Schneider has an extensive background in health care, most recently as the chief financial officer for Mercy Health Plans in St. Louis, MO. In that role, he was responsible for accounting, billing and collections, forecasting and budgeting, underwriting, informatics, actuarial services, provider contracting, and network management.
Prior to Mercy Health Plans, Schneider held executive positions at Medimetrix, a health-care strategy consulting firm, and several health plans including American Medical Plans, OSF Health Plans, AIG’s managed care division, Group Health Plan of Missouri, Physicians Health Services of Connecticut and Health America.
Before working in the insurance industry, Schneider held financial roles in the hospital industry. In addition, he served as a Medicare auditor with Indiana Blue Cross.
He is a 1976 graduate of Indiana University with a bachelor of science in accounting. He also received a CPA certification in 1982. Schneider will be relocating to Danville.
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 commercial 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*. The plan serves almost 250,000 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.
For more information, please contact
Amy Bowen, Public Relations Coordinator, (570) 271-8135
