Bright Health Group Expands Executive Team as It Drives Performance in Scaled Businesses
May 17 2022 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Michael Carson and Jeffrey Cook to Join as
Leaders of Bright HealthCare and NeueHealth
Bright Health Group, Inc. ("Bright Health") (NYSE: BHG), the
first technology-enabled, Fully Aligned System of Care built for
healthcare's consumer retail market, today announced the expansion
of its leadership team with the addition of Michael Carson as
Bright HealthCare Chief Executive Officer and Jeff Cook as
NeueHealth Chief Executive Officer. These proven leaders, reporting
directly to Bright Health Group CEO Mike Mikan, will focus on
leading the Company’s two complementary businesses, as Bright
HealthCare has gained scale, and NeueHealth emerges as a
differentiated market player.
Carson will lead the Bright HealthCare business, which has
reached scale, and will focus on driving core operational
excellence, innovative consumer product and network solutions and
profitable, sustainable growth. Carson brings deep experience
across the payer and provider space, along with a passion for
integrated and transformative healthcare innovation that drives
better healthcare outcomes, experiences, and value. Most recently,
Carson served as Chief Executive Officer of CareAbout, a
multi-market, value-based primary and multi-specialty care
start-up, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Harvard
Pilgrim Health Care, a leading not-for-profit health services
company. Previously, Carson held leadership positions at Anthem,
AmeriGroup, Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, and ConcertoHealth.
Cook will lead NeueHealth, Bright Health Group’s personalized
care delivery business, which has emerged as a differentiated
market player. He will continue to grow and develop our Integrated
Systems of Care. Throughout his career, Cook has consistently led
initiatives that are at the forefront of value-based care and
consumer-driven healthcare. Previously, Cook served as national
Vice President of CVS Health HUBs, CVS’ suite of HUB clinical
services. Prior to that, Cook served as the South Central Regional
President of CVS Health/Aetna and held various leadership positions
at Ascension Health and UnitedHealthcare.
“Michael and Jeff both bring strong expertise in their
respective domains, and most importantly, have a passion for and
expertise in fully aligned, value-based care,” said Mike Mikan,
President and CEO, Bright Health Group. “As we embark on this next
phase of Bright Health Group’s journey, we are excited to have
these two phenomenal leaders join our already deep bench of talent
within Bright HealthCare and NeueHealth.”
Sam Srivastava, current CEO of NeueHealth, will serve as a
strategic advisor through the end of May to ensure a smooth
transition. Jay Matushak, current Interim CEO of Bright HealthCare,
will be returning to his previous role as CFO of Bright HealthCare,
while taking on an expanded set of responsibilities.
Said Mikan, “We want to thank Sam for his many contributions to
Bright Health Group and Jay for stepping up to lead Bright
HealthCare in the interim. Jay has done a terrific job progressing
Bright HealthCare and we look forward to him partnering with
Michael as they continue the build on our platform for change in
healthcare.”
Carson and Cook will be joining the organization in June.
About Bright Health Group
Bright Health Group is the first technology-enabled, Fully
Aligned System of Care built for healthcare's consumer retail
market. Our differentiated approach aligns care delivery with the
financing of care to drive better outcomes, lower costs, and
enhance the consumer experience. We have two market-facing
businesses: NeueHealth and Bright HealthCare. NeueHealth provides
care delivery and value-based enablement services to over 500,000
value-based patients through our owned and affiliated clinics.
Bright HealthCare offers Commercial and Medicare health plan
products to over 1.1 million consumers across the nation. We
believe everyone should have access to personal, affordable, and
high-quality healthcare. Our mission is to Make healthcare right.
Together. For more information, visit
www.brighthealthgroup.com.
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