Nations distinguished thinkers an innovators. It is my privilege to introduce todays participant to engage us in a captivating discussion of health care. Let me start by introducing the guest speaker who i have known for many years and consider him a mentor and friend. Scott serota is the ceo of Blue Cross Blue Shield, and a National Federation of supporting 36 independent communitybased and locallyowned Blue Cross Blue Shield companies and including Blue Cross Blue Shield of michigan. The Blue Cross Blue Shield system through its federation of insurers covers 1 of 3 americans, and i think that this is a very important statistic, because nobody else does this frankly, it serves every zip code in the united states, meaning in every zip code in america, someone has a Blue Cross Blue Shield card. He is overseeing one of the most trusted brands in health care, and scott is one of the most influential leaders driving Public Policy and conversations on health care and health care reform, and
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Guest speaker, someone i have known for many years and consider a mentor and friend. Is the president the Blue Cross Blue Shield association, a National Federation that supports Blue Cross Blue Shield companies, including Blue Cross Shield michigan. The system, through its federation of insurers covers one out of every three americans. I think that it is a very important statistic. It is something nobody else does. It serves every zip code in the united states, meaning in every zip code in america, someone has a blue cross card. It is one of the most trusted brands in Health Care Conversations on health care and his involved inconversations on health care and health care reform, so everyone has access to quality, Affordable Health care. Scott has devoted his career to improving the health of all americans. Through parts of that identify Health Issues and challenges and provide insights to improve the quad of care across america. Scott was named president and ceo of bcbsa after serving
Michigan. The system, through its federation of insurers covers one out of every three americans. I think that it is a very important statistic. It is something nobody else does. It serves every zip code in the united states, meaning in every zip code in america, someone has a blue cross card. It is one of the most trusted brands in Health Care Conversations on health care and his involved in health care reform, so everyone has access to quality, Affordable Health care. Scott has devoted his career to improving the health of all americans. Through parts of that identify Health Issues and challenges and provide insights to improve the quad of care across america. Scott was named president and ceo of bcbsa after serving four years as Senior Executive Vice President , including two years as chief operating officer. Prior to that, as an exec at a Vice President for system development, he was in charge with new Business Strategy and the bc Bs Technology evaluation center, which is renowned
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