Healthcare payers are in solidarity with providers, working countless hours to manage the unprecedented crisis. Ranging from reduced utilization management to fast track reimbursements, payers are supporting frontline healthcare professionals by all means necessary.
However, they must formulate long-term strategies to manage population health beyond the immediate crisis. Unemployment rates are skyrocketing and a recession is round the corner. The pandemic also isn’t likely to subside anytime soon. It is imperative to find ways to cut back on the cost of care and encourage virtual care technologies to move forward.
Join us for a live virtual session with leading payer experts to learn about the key impacts of COVID-19 and assess the path overcoming the crisis.
Elizabeth Bierbower (Beth) is a strategic leader with more than thirty years of proven executive-level experience in the health insurance industry. Beth held many roles during her long tenure with Humana including President of the Group and Specialty division. Beth serves on the Boards of the American Telemedicine Association, Quest Analytics, Brella and BlueSprig. Prior to joining Humana, Beth held leadership roles with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield as Vice President of Healthcare Strategy, and Coventry Health Plans of Pittsburgh, PA, as Chief Operating Officer. Beth has expertise in scaling cost-effective and profitable growth strategies through internal innovation. She has a reputation as one of the industry’s most progressive voices, a leader with innovative ideas and a willingness to challenge the status quo. Beth is a frequent speaker, author and host of the B-Time Podcast for leaders.
Mike has more than 25 years of CTO and CIO leadership experience with Fortune 500 organizations, including Kaiser Permanente, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Koch Industries, Sybase and General Electric. Most recently, he served as CTO & Senior Vice President at Kaiser Permanente where he led initiatives on analytics, cloud capabilities, data storage, and mobile technologies for the company. He also served as the CTO and deputy CIO within the U.S. government, where he was recognized for exemplary leadership and service. Throughout his career, he has driven technology innovation by architecting modernized, profitable enterprise-wide systems, ensuring compliance for data integration, and reducing IT costs through the standardization and application of tools. Mike holds an MBA in information systems from the University of San Diego and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Iowa State University.
