Aetna Announces CEO to Lead New Aetna Medicaid Plan in Kansas
September 19 2018 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
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, network 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:
- 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.
- 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 AetnaAetna 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 MedicaidAetna 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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