Meet Health New England’s New President and CEO, Richard Swift
Posted on December 9, 2020
Richard Swift was appointed President and CEO of Health New England in October 2020. As President and CEO, Richard is responsible for the successful operation of Health New England and driving growth across the organization, financial and service excellence, and continued improvements in clinical quality with a focus on lowering the cost of care in western Massachusetts. He continues working to further Health New England’s mission of serving our members and improving the health and lives of the people in our communities.
He is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer for provider-owned health plans and a senior health care executive with over 30 years of leadership with integrated delivery systems, health plans and provider groups throughout the country. Richard has served as the President of Medwise Partners, a health insurance consulting company he founded in 1996. In that capacity, he has served in numerous interim executive roles for regional health plans throughout the United States.
Richard holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Mercer University and an MBA in Health Care Administration from the University of Miami (FL).
“It is an honor to lead Health New England and continue our long standing commitment to serving all of our members, especially each of our Medicare Advantage members. We remain dedicated to our vision to become the most trusted and valued health plan in the communities we serve, and our mission to improve the health and lives of the people in these communities. I am excited to partner with our nearly 400 talented associates to reach these goals and exceed your expectations for high quality service. Thank you for your continued membership with Health New England. We appreciate your loyalty.”
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