Wellesley, MA (June 01, 2017) – Harvard Pilgrim has elected Joyce A. Murphy Chair and Michael A. Shea Vice Chair of its governing board, both for two-year terms.

 

Murphy, who has been a member of the Harvard Pilgrim board since 2009, has served as Vice Chair and has also chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee.  She is the Executive Vice Chancellor of Commonwealth Medicine, the health policy, operations, care delivery and consulting division of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

 

Shea, who is a CPA, is a member of the Harvard Pilgrim board since 2014, has served as Chair of the Audit Committee and is also a member of the Finance Committee.  He retired as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Mac-Gray Corporation, provider of laundry facilities management to colleges and the multi-family housing industry.  Shea’s other board memberships include companies in the property and casualty insurance, wealth management and private banking industries.

 

“Joyce and Michael are outstanding, forward-looking leaders and we are fortunate to be able to tap their expertise,” said Eric H. Schultz, Harvard Pilgrim president and CEO.  “Their considerable business and health care knowledge is a valuable resource during this time of significant challenge and opportunity in the health care industry. “

                                                                                         

Harvard Pilgrim is a not-for-profit health services company that, along with its subsidiaries, is improving the well-being of its 2.7 million customers.  Harvard Pilgrim’s flagship health plans in New England provide health coverage to 1.3 million members, while another 1.4 million individuals are served through Health Plans, Inc., a subsidiary that provides integrated care management, health coaching and plan administration solutions to self-funded employers nationwide.  Founded in 1969, Harvard Pilgrim has built its reputation on innovation and collaboration with a goal of lowering health care costs, improving care and enhancing the overall member experience. It is known for its excellent clinical programs, customer service, health improvement strategies and innovative tools that offer consumers greater transparency and empower them to make better decisions about their health care. Harvard Pilgrim is home to the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, a unique collaboration with Harvard Medical School. As Harvard Medical School’s Department of Population Medicine, the Institute is the only appointing department of a U.S. medical school housed within a health plan.   Funded primarily through external government and private sources, it provides critical information to all levels of our health care system on issues affecting population health and health care delivery. Harvard Pilgrim is consistently among America’s highest-rated health plans according to an annual ranking of the nation’s best health plans by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)*.

 

*Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (private HMO/POS and PPO plans) and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England (private HMO/POS plans) have been rated 4.5 out of 5 in NCQA’s Private Health Insurance Plan Ratings 2016-17. NCQA’s Private Health Insurance Plan Ratings 2015-16. NCQA’s Private Health Insurance Plan Rankings, 2011-15, HMO/POS/PPO.

 

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

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