Medica Names John R. Mach, Jr., M.D. to Position of Chief Medical Officer
October 19, 2017
MINNETONKA, Minn. — Medica today announced that John R. Mach, Jr., M.D., will join Medica as chief medial officer. His first day at Medica will be November 6. He will report to Medica CEO John Naylor.
As chief medical officer, Dr. Mach will provide clinical representation and consultation to Medica’s providers, customers and other industry partners. In addition, he will provide overall clinical leadership in support of Medica’s quality management, clinical review and quality of care initiatives. All Medica medical directors will report to Dr. Mach.
Dr. Mach has more than 31 years of medical experience across a broad range of roles. Most recently, he served as chief medical officer for Evolent Health, where he provided oversight, leadership and strategic direction in clinical quality and medical management for more than 30 provider partners providing care for Medicare, Medicaid and commercial populations. Before that, he served as the president of complex care management at Univita Health Inc. Throughout his career, he has served as chief medical officer at a number of organizations, including UnitedHealth Group, where he also served as chairman and chief executive officer of its Evercare division.
“Dr. Mach is a highly respected physician who is also an accomplished health care executive with extensive clinical and business expertise,” said John Naylor, Medica president and chief executive officer. “He has a passion for driving large-scale clinical, quality and cost improvements for a wide range of populations. I have great confidence in his ability to bring continuous improvement to the clinical care provided to our members as well as the service delivery provided at the site of care.”
Dr. Mach is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he completed his residency in internal medicine. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas.
About Medica
Medica (medica.com) is a health services company headquartered in Minneapolis and active in the Upper Midwest. The non-profit company provides health care coverage in the employer, individual, Medicaid and Medicare markets in Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Medica also offers national network coverage to employers who have employees outside the Medica regional network.
Medica’s vision is to be trusted in the community for our unwavering commitment to high quality, affordable health care.
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