The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has named a new chief executive officer to run the federal marketplace, which includes the healthcare.gov website.
Kevin Counihan, currently the CEO for Connecticut’s marketplace, has been named to run the federal marketplace. He also will be in charge of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), which regulates health insurance. HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced in June that the department would be looking for a new CEO.
Kevin Counihan
Mr. Counihan has served as CEO for Health Access CT since June 2012, after having served as chief marketing officer from 2006 to 2011 for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority, which administered that state’s health insurance exchange. Before that, he was a sales and marketing executive for Tufts Health Plan of Massachusetts and regional vice president for CIGNA.
"We are committed to instilling ongoing accountability for reaching milestones, measuring results, and ensuring a successful open enrollment period," Ms. Burwell said in a statement. Mr. Counihan "brings additional operational and technological expertise to the position and will be a clear, single point of contact for streamlined decision making."
Mr. Counihan will report to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner.
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