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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

PO Box 64560

Saint Paul , MN 55164-0560 USA

651-662-8000

800-382-2000

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Company Website:

http://www.bluecrossmn.com/

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Company Hierarchy

Subsidiary(s)/ Affiliate(s)

Business Focus:

HIP: Consumer-Directed Health Plan (CDHP)

HIP: HMO

HIP: Medicaid Health Plan

HIP: Medicare Advantage Plan

HIP: Medicare Supplement

HIP: Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

Company Description:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, with headquarters in the St. Paul suburb of Eagan, was chartered in 1933 as Minnesota's first health plan and continues to carry out its charter mission today: to promote a wider, more economical and timely availability of health services for the people of Minnesota. A not-for-profit, taxable organization, Blue Cross is the largest health plan based in Minnesota, covering 2.6 million members in Minnesota and nationally through its health plans or plans administered by its affiliated companies.

Company Ownership:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, headquartered in Chicago.

Company Contacts:

Media Contact(s)

Peter Brodrick MD

[Medical Director Specializing in Behavioral Health]

Pamela Lux APR

[Vice President of Internal And External Communications]

Colleen Callahan

Stacy Housman

[Strategic Communications And Community Engagement Professional]

Laura Kaslow

[Public Relations Specialist]

Denise Lecher

[Communications Consultant]

Jim McManus

[Director of Communications]

Jean Miller

[Public Relations Manager]

Monika P Strom PhD

[Sr. Communications Consultant]

Yena Phillips

Christian Reese

Company Officials:

Michael Guyette
[President and Chief Executive Officer]

Pamela Wheelock
[Chief Executive Officer]

John Kleinman M.D.
[Chair of Board of Trustees]

Vance Opperman
[Chairman of the Board]

Jim Porter
[Board Member]

Tom Chaffee
[Principal Operations Architect]

James Eppel
[Chief Operating Officer]

Jackie Jennifer
[Senior Vice President of Operations]

Colleen F. Reitan
[President and Chief Operating Officer]

William R. Gold MD
[Chief Medical Officer & Vice President Health Management]

Marc Manley MD
[Vice President and Chief Prevention Officer]

David W. Plocher MD
[F0rmer - Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer]

Peter Brodrick MD
[Medical Director Specializing in Behavioral Health]

Peter Dehnel
[Med Director, Utilization Management]

Keith E. Folkert MD
[Medical Director]

Patrick B. Herson MD
[VP and Medical Director of Major Accounts and Consumer Strategy]

Paul Karazija MD
[Executive Medical Director]

Lawrence Lee MD
[Executive Medical Director For Provider Relations and Quality]

Stephen Ritter
[Director of Pharmacy]

Mark Hudson
[Chief Accounting Officer]

Timothy M. Peterson
[Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer]

Jamie Rice
[SVP and Chief Financial Officer]

Jamison Rice
[Chief Financial Officer]

Dawn Hayes
[Strategic Business Designer]

John Orner
[Vice President - Business Development and Chief Investment Officer]

MaryAnn Stump RN
[SVP and Chief Innovation Officer, President Consumer Aware]

David Corkum
[Senior Vice President of Commercial Markets]

Shawn E. Patterson
[VP, Marketing and Communications]

Scott Johnston
[Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary]

Scott Keefer
[Vice President of Public Policy and Legislative Affairs]

Scott Lynch
[Chief Executive Officer]

Lori L. Nelson
[Vice President of Network Management]

Laurie Clark
[Vice President Enterprise Transaction and Design]

Jim Egan
[Chief Information Officer]

Jay Levine
[Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer]

Nancy Garrett Ph.D.
[Director of Informatics, Senior Health Services Researcher]

Patricia Riley
[Senior Vice President - Government Programs]

Marsha Shotley
[Vice President of Board and Community Relations]

David Feider
[Director - Public Relations]

Colleen Connors
[Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Facilities]

Christopher Kraus
[Manager - Non-Traditional Channels]

Carolyn Link
[Executive Director - Blue Cross Foundation]

Pamela Lux APR
[Vice President of Internal And External Communications]

Richard M. Niemiec
[Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs]

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Company News/Coverage:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Commits $1.8 Million to Advance Health Equity

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Helps Communities Envision Their Streets from a New Perspective

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota statement on critical access hospital payments

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Congratulates 22 Local Hospitals on Receiving Blue Distinction Center Designation for Quality and Efficiency

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota's Center for Prevention Announces Funding Opportunity

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Mark W. Banks MD
[Former Chief Executive Officer]

Karin Bultman
[Former Marketing Manager]

Kathleen Mock
[Former Senior Vice President - Marketing and Public and Health Affairs]

Michael Morrow
[Former Chief Financial Officer]

Joel Swanson APR
[Former Media Contact]

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Tracy R. Bade
[Wellness & Care Management Business Consultant]

Garrett Black
[Senior Vice President - Health Management]

Joan Cleary
[VP, Foundation and Community Leadership]

Charles Dubois
[Vice President - Public Exchange]

Kathy Dunmire
[Vice President for Products]

Frank Fernandez
[Vice President of Government Programs]

Lori Hough
[Vice President of Consumer Health]

David Kaercher
[Vice President - Infrastructure and Operations]

Deborah Madson
[Vice President and Executive Director of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Northern Plains Alliance]

Matt Marek
[Vice President - Sales]

Shannon Mayer
[VP Administration]

Michael McGuire
[Vice President - Client Services]

Timothy Meginnes
[Vice President of National Accounts]

Zachary Meyer
[Vice President of Wellness and Prevention]

Sigfrid Muller
[Vice President of Business Development]

Rochelle Myers
[Vice President - Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management]

Anudeep Parhar
[Vice President of Technology Strategy and Planning]

Mary Robb
[Vice President of Integrated Health Management]

Colleen Sargent
[Vice President - Application Development]

Sandy Shapiro
[Vice President of Sales]

David Spalding
[Senior Vice President - Business Development]

Ernest Valente
[Vice President - Health Economics]

Adam Weliver
[Vice President of National Accounts]

Julie Bergsten
[Director - Sales]

Colleen Callahan


Elizabeth Conway
[Senior Policy Consultant]

Michael Deffner
[Director - Sales Technology]

Monica Engel
[Senior Director, Strategic Sales and Account Management]

Cheryl Froland
[Director of Small Group Sales, Individual Sales, and Agency Relations]

Theresa Galler
[Director Strategic Portfolio Management]

Annette Geroy
[Director of Claims]

Amy Haben
[Business Development]

Scott Hopkins
[Director of IT]

Stacy Housman
[Strategic Communications And Community Engagement Professional]

Daniel Johnson
[Former Director, Community Affairs]

Laura Kaslow
[Public Relations Specialist]

Kathy Kelly
[Director Product Management]

Denise Lecher
[Communications Consultant]

Debra Lopez-Burandt
[Director, Major Accounts Underwriting]

Chris McLaughlin
[Director, IHM Wellness & Care Mgmt. Program Office]

Jim McManus
[Director of Communications]

Michael Miller
[Director Client Solutions]

Stacey D. Millett
[Senior Program Officer]

Lisa Moore
[Director Strategic Planning]

Lin Nelson
[Director, Legislative Affairs]

Genie Newville
[Director of Financial Underwriting]

Sharon Pirkl
[Director, Medical Underwriting]

Robert J. Smith
[Dir, Medicare Sales & Development Team]

Mary Stevens
[Director of Contract Management and Operations, Network Management Division]

Julie K. Stone
[Director - Program Management/Govt Programs]

David Thomas
[Senior Director of Technology Support]

Michael Ubl
[Director of Information Technology]

Janelle Waldock
[Director of Blue Cross' Center for Prevention]

Jill Chamberlain
[Health Improvement Project Manager]

Amy Devore
[Marketing Communications Specialist]

Jenny Ebert
[Management Consultant]

Ann Fleischauer
[Project Manager]

Nathan Funk
[System Architect]

Jerry High
[Manager - Enterprise Information Delivery]

Kristen Lopez
[Manager - Agency Relations & Sales Oversight]

Jean Miller
[Public Relations Manager]

Diane K. Nesset
[Product Manager]

Derek Pederson
[Manager Healthcare Informatics]

Dana Putney-Stotts
[Manager - Integrated Health Management]

Deanna Sagedahl
[Manager Health Support]

Monika P Strom PhD
[Sr. Communications Consultant]

Dennis Winslow MSW
[Manager of the BluePrint for Health]

Mary Berger
[Business Analyst]

Steven Foldes PhD
[Senior Research Investigator]

Mary Hartman RN MS MBA
[Project Manager, Center for Tobacco Reduction & Health Improvement]

Shelagh Kalland


Yena Phillips


Christian Reese


John Sperrazza
[Sr. Business Consultant]

Christina Thuras


Lois Wattman
[Senior Policy Counsel]