DETROIT, April 4,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian Michigan, a provider of government-sponsored
health plans, announced today that it has appointed Dr.
Kay Judge as its new Chief Medical
Officer, effective April 10,
2022.
Dr. Judge brings over two decades of experience from large
health systems in Michigan and
California. Most recently, Dr.
Judge served as Regional Medical Director of Health Net LLC,
Central Valley, a Centene Corporation subsidiary in northern
California, where she focused on
reducing longstanding disparities in healthcare and incorporating
technology to help improve engagement and health outcomes.
A native of Detroit, Dr. Judge
attended Wayne State University School
of Medicine and received her Master of Health Administration from
the University of Southern California. Prior to joining Health
Net, Dr. Judge served as a senior staff physician at Henry Ford
Hospital in Detroit. She later
served as an executive in the Sutter Health System in Sacramento, Calif., and was on the board of
directors.
"We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Judge back to Michigan and to add an executive with her
experience and accomplishments to the Meridian leadership team,"
said Sean Kendall, President and CEO
of Meridian Michigan. "In her new role, she will lead our team of
highly qualified medical professionals to ensure that our members
continue to receive affordable, high-quality healthcare throughout
the state."
"It is gratifying to come back and serve the community I grew up
in," Dr. Judge said. "Meridian has an excellent national
reputation in the managed care industry as a high-quality health
plan, and to have the opportunity to work with Meridian CEO
Sean Kendall and his leadership team
was a huge draw for me."
Dr. Judge brings a wide range of expertise to Meridian including
experience coordinating digital therapeutics and remote
technologies in population health and care management in the
post-COVID-19 era. She is a nationally recognized public speaker
with a passion for health equity and innovation.
About Meridian
Meridian of Michigan is a provider of government-sponsored
managed care services. We offer Medicaid and Medicare-Medicaid
managed care plans to people in Michigan. Meridian is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC), a Fortune 25 company
providing health coverage to more than 26 million Americans. For
more information, visit www.mhplan.com.
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SOURCE Meridian of Michigan