Lou Gianquinto is among the insurance executives who believe in the value of virtual care especially coming out of the pandemic, which taught people that some medical visits can be done remotely.
In February, Gianquinto announced that his company Anthem, the state’s largest health plan that covers more than 1 million people in Connecticut would be the latest insurer to begin offering virtual primary care services to eligible commercial members via health app Sydney Health.
Diameter Health CEO Eric Rosow said his company had record growth in 2021 and aims to continue changing the healthcare data market into the new year.
The Farmington-based medical technology company provides data analytics services that help healthcare customers consolidate and better assess clinical data.
Coming home to the state to lead major insurers is something both ConnectiCare CEO Eric Galvin and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut President Lou Gianquinto have in common. Now they both share the responsibility of leading their businesses through uncertain times.
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At ConnectiCare, Galvin acted quickly when the pandemic hit to ensure his company could manage and expand telemedicine coverage and “check in” with customers via telephone to make sure their needs were being met. He also mobilized resources to make sure that the insurer’s 700 employees could quickly shift to remote work.
Solving problems fast is Galvin’s forte: As ConnectiCare CFO in 2017 he helped the company resolve a financial crisis that wiped out a decade’s worth of profits. ConnectiCare is the state’s largest HMO and covers almost 80% of those who buy insurance from Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange.