National Health Equity Champion, Established Physician and Baltimore Native, Dr. Darrell Gray, II Appointed President of Wellpoint Maryland
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Wellpoint , a leading coordinator of Medicaid managed healthcare benefits in Maryland and wholly owned subsidiary of Elevance Health , announced that Darrell Gray, II, MD, MPH has been named as the health plan’s new president.
Key Points:
- Wellpoint , a leading coordinator of Medicaid managed healthcare benefits in Maryland and wholly owned subsidiary of Elevance Health , announced that Darrell Gray, II, MD, MPH has been named as the health plan’s new president.
- Dr. Gray, who most recently served in a nationwide, corporate role as Elevance Health’s Chief Health Equity Officer, succeeds Vincent Ancona, who recently retired.
- Notably, his efforts led to Wellpoint being the first managed care organization in Maryland to achieve the full three-year National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Health Equity Accreditation .
- “We are pleased that one of our organization’s most outspoken health equity advocates and passionate champions of better health is taking the helm of our Wellpoint Maryland health plan,” said Kristen Metzger, President of Elevance Health’s East Region Medicaid operations.