About this Event
Leaders from Beacon Health Options and Magellan Health discussed how health plan executives are responding to Medicaid policy changes affecting behavioral health coverage, care coordination, and high costs.
This webinar is designed as an executive-level discussion examining the evolving Medicaid policy landscape and its implications for health plan strategy and operations.
Featuring
Paul Duck, Chief Strategy Officer, OPEN MINDS*
Paul M. Duck brings over 30 years of experience in leadership and management focusing on managed care, health information technology organizations, strategy, business development, and market expansion, and customer experience optimization to the OPEN MINDS team.
Prior to joining OPEN MINDS, Mr. Duck served as the Vice President, Strategy & Development at Beacon Health Options. In this role, Mr. Duck led the organization’s strategy and business development efforts – responsible for a 30% increase in net revenue and initiated over $1 billion in revenue generation. Mr. Duck was active in national behavioral health initiatives as an executive of Beacon Health Options, including participating as a speaker at national and state association meetings.
Margaret Mays, Ph.D., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS*
Margaret Mays brings over 20 years of health care industry experience to the OPEN MINDS team. Ms. Mays currently serves as a Senior Associate at OPEN MINDS. Her areas of expertise include health plan contracting and reimbursement, quality program design and metrics-based programs, training development, health care processing systems, policy development, and accreditation/regulatory requirements.
Prior to joining the OPEN MINDS team, Dr. Mays served as the Vice President, Staff Accreditation, at Beacon Health Options.
Anna Basoff, PharmD, Director, Managed Market Liaison, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.*
Anna Basoff, PharmD, is a Managed Market Liaison Director for Otsuka covering the US Northeast region and the national plan of UnitedHealth Group. Dr. Basoff gained her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from Rutgers University. After graduating, she joined Horizon Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NJ as a clinical pharmacist where she worked on initiatives that included quality and digital health initiatives along with working with the Horizon students. In the past, she has also worked as a pharmacist for Walgreens.
*Paul Duck and Dr. Margaret Mays are paid consultants of Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OAPI). Dr. Anna Basoff is an employee of OAPI.
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