BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Centivo, a pioneering healthcare company dedicated to making high-quality healthcare more affordable for employers and their employees, today appointed Jim McNary as President and Chief Operating Officer. This new hire comes as Centivo looks to accelerate growth, becoming a challenger brand deeply committed to creating a healthcare solution that provides working Americans with radically affordable healthcare. As the company’s first president, McNary will be responsible for overseeing operating functions including growth (sales, client success, and marketing), product, technology, delivery, and clinical operations. He will report to company co-founder and CEO Ashok Subramanian.
“Centivo has proven the ability to transform the healthcare experience for the working American family. With Jim on board, we are taking a big step for that impact to reach millions of Americans over the next several years,” said Centivo co-founder and CEO, Ashok Subramanian. “His blend of industry knowledge, experience, and varied perspectives will be important in the next stage of our growth journey of building a company that consistently delivers an unheard-of level of access and financial security in today’s broken American healthcare system. In service to our members, partners, and the American workforce, we are forging a new path, making our alternative health plan the new normal for employers across the board.”
McNary’s experience of scaling and transforming healthcare and technology organizations will help elevate Centivo to the next level. His unique and impressive background includes serving as COO of Availity, one of the nation’s largest real-time health information networks. He also served as President and CEO of Consortium Health Plans, which serves as the focal point for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield National Account segment. While there, he helped to spearhead the development of the Blues high performance network. Prior to the Consortium, he also served as the North American Business Leader for Mercer’s health and benefits business. Early in his career, Jim was a Principal at Boston Consulting Group, where he was a member of the healthcare practice area. He began his career as an officer in the US Navy SEAL teams.
“I am incredibly excited to be joining Centivo at this unique moment in the company’s history. The Centivo team has established a proven track record of creating true value for self-funded employers of all sizes. Scaling our innovative strategies to accelerate this market momentum will be an exciting and important next chapter, as the demand for a health plan that works for working families has never been greater.”
To-date, Centivo has raised $196 million in capital and completed two acquisitions, Eden Health, an employer-centered virtual first medical provider, being its latest. This move enabled the company to accelerate its plan to scale its primary care-centered health plan and virtual care services to more working families and employers nationwide. To learn more, visit www.centivo.com.
About Centivo:
Centivo’s mission is to bring affordable, high-quality healthcare to the millions of workers who struggle to pay their medical bills. Centivo’s innovative health plan is designed specifically to curb the inefficiency and waste that exist in today’s employer-sponsored health plans. In partnership with leading local health systems, Centivo’s primary care-centered health plan offers employers a replacement to traditional health insurance carriers, lowering the total cost of care by 30 percent or more while delivering tangible value to employers, employees, and its partner health systems. To learn more about Centivo, please visit: https://centivo.com/.
