Geisinger Health Plan

Geisinger names Mark McCullough chief financial officer, chief operations officer of Geisinger Health Plan
Mark McCullough has been named chief financial officer and chief operations officer for Geisinger Health Plan (GHP). McCullough previously worked at Humana Pharmacy Solutions as vice president/chief financial officer and also served as chief operations officer and interim president.

United Way and Geisinger join forces to fight substance abuse stigma
The United Way of Columbia and Montour Counties has partnered with Geisinger Health Plan to embark on a two-year program which aims to reduce the stigma for those struggling with substance use disorder.

Medacta, Geisinger offer lifetime Guarantee to revision knees
Geisinger and Medacta will stand behind the full cost of care associated with eligible revision surgeries over a patient’s lifetime, as long as they remain in the care of a Geisinger provider and are a Geisinger Health Plan member.

Tackling Substance Abuse, Opioid Crisis: How Health Insurance Providers are Increasing Access to Addiction Treatment
Initiatives employed by health insurance providers AmeriHealth Caritas, Geisinger, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ (BCBSNJ), and UPMC plan to address issues ranging from the opioid crisis to behavioral healthcare access.

Geisinger, Cerner Partner to Boost Population Health Management
Geisinger will use actionable insights and innovative tools from the Cerner platform across its patient network, accountable care organization (ACO), and Geisinger Health Plan. The partnership will use open standards and integration capabilities to provide a seamless user experience.

Geisinger Health Plan adds Penn State Health to provider network
The new agreement, which went into effect Sept. 18, makes Penn State Health an in-network, preferred provider for GHP members. Penn State Health joins a provider network of more than 29,000 primary care specialty physicians, 120 hospitals and 132 urgent and convenient care locations.

Medical Associates Health Plan, Geisinger Health Plan, Network Health, Quartz Health and SummaCare topped NCQA's list of best-rated Medicare plans for 2019
NCQA rated 1,000-plus health insurance plans based on clinical quality, member satisfaction and NCQA Accreditation Survey results for its rankings.

Kurt J. Wrobel, CFO of Geisinger Health Plan on the future of health care
"Another area of improvement is ensuring the proper use of information and data management, which is an area I’m at the forefront of in my role as an actuary. The healthcare industry has access to an unprecedented amount of data, but the key is analyzing it to develop actionable initiatives..."

Using Data Analytics to Reach Five-Star Medicare Quality Measures
Geisinger Health Plan leveraged highly specific survey data to improve their Medicare quality measures

Geisinger names new chief nursing executive
Janet Tomcavage, MSN, RN, a pioneer in population health and advanced medical homes, has assumed the role of Chief Nursing Executive at Geisinger, effective Aug. 1, 2019.