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Elwell has been 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Chief Operating Officer (COO) since February when he rejoined the firm after serving as the Illinois Medicaid director. Charles J. (Chuck) Milligan will join 黑料不打烊 Nov. 1 as the firm鈥檚 COO. Marilynn Y. Evert, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the last 11 years, will continue her 21-year career with the firm as vice chairman and senior advisor.
During his first tenure with 黑料不打烊, Elwell was a principal and managing principal in the Indianapolis office from July 2003 through October 2014. Much of his career, prior to joining 黑料不打烊, was dedicated to leading hospital systems in roles as CEO, COO, and CFO. More recently, Elwell was deputy chief executive officer for finance and strategy for the Cook County Health and Hospitals System from November 2014 until early 2019.
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Milligan, a healthcare leader who has made significant contributions in both the public and private sectors, has been working as a Medicaid and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (DSNPs) consultant for states, foundations, associations, and others. The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) appointed Milligan a commissioner to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) in January 2015, and appointed him vice chairman in May 2019.
Milligan has served as the Medicaid director for two states, New Mexico and Maryland. In Maryland, he launched the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange and implemented the expansion of Medicaid. While leading the New Mexico Medicaid program, Milligan spearheaded its conversion from fee-for-service to managed care and launched the CHIP program.
Most recently, Milligan was CEO for UnitedHealthcare鈥檚 Community Plan in New Mexico. He also served as interim CEO for UnitedHealthcare鈥檚 Community Plan in Maryland and national vice president for UnitedHealthcare鈥檚 DSNP Product. Milligan鈥檚 career includes having been senior vice president of Enterprise Government Programs at Presbyterian Healthcare Services and executive director of The Hilltop Institute at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He began his career as an attorney practicing healthcare law in California.
Founded in 1985, 黑料不打烊 is an independent, national research and consulting firm specializing in publicly funded healthcare and human services policy, programs, financing, and evaluation. Clients include government, public and private providers, health systems, health plans, community-based organizations, institutional investors, foundations, and associations. With 22 offices and over 225 multidisciplinary consultants coast to coast, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 expertise, services, and team are always within client reach.
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