Ithaca College

Learn how a grass roots company in Massachusetts is leveraging innovation to provide, coordinate and pay for the care of the sickest and most vulnerable populations in today’s ever changing healthcare market.  Commonwealth Care Alliance, one of the top Medicare rated health plans in America, is launching a ventures arm to incubate new ideas in care delivery, technology and service provision, while drawing the top talent minds to work there, all in the heart of Boston, MA.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016
12:00-12:50pm
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Healthcare in America is a three trillion-dollar industry.  Organizations are focused on improving the customer experience and health outcomes while at the same time pressured to reduce the total costs.  These dilemmas our healthcare system is facing require innovation and the opportunities deploy innovation to improve the system are endless.

Working and managing in the healthcare industry is an exciting and fast paced environment where you are exposed to working with the state and federal government, technology startups, academic medical centers, front line clinicians and the business units that make it happen. Healthcare is at the forefront of harnessing the power of creativity, technology and innovation to change the lives of people around the country.  

About the Speaker
Christopher D. Palmieri, a 1996 graduate of Ithaca College, has had executive leadership roles in the healthcare payment, managed care, and health service delivery sectors for the past two decades. He has been responsible for the successful development of numerous managed care startup ventures in Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage, and commercial plan offerings in for-profit and non-profit organizations across the United States.

He currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA).  CCA is an innovative health plan with $800 million in annual revenue and 800 employees that also provides direct care to Massachusetts residents who are eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. CCA is nationally recognized for its role in transforming healthcare and has had notable success in influencing public dialogue about issues of access, affordability and quality, as it affects populations who are low income and have complex chronic health problems and physical and mental health disability. 

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