Study Group: Managed Care Experts(?)

Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM, is currently a consultant working with health plans and pharmaceutical companies. He was previously the Senior Director of Pharmacy Services for Independence Blue Cross, a large commercial and Medicare health plan in Pennsylvania. Prior to this position, he was the Associate...

Bilyana Savic is the President of Insurance Insights. She is a consultant to insurance companies and insurance brokerage firms, specializing in the health insurance product categories of major medical, life, long term care, Medicare supplement, disability, accident and specified disease, but also with...

Arnold Greensher, MD, is a Medical Director for the commercial managed care section of Schaller Anderson Healthcare, Arizona. He is Board certified in Family Practice and Pediatrics and fellowship trained in Genetics. Dr. Greensher lectures widely on issues related to Medical Malpractice, Risk Management...

Robert Dondes is an Independent Consultant based in the mid-Atlantic United States, with headquarters in Maryland. His private practice focuses on managed care, health insurance, strategic analysis, and operational improvement. Mr. Dondes is affiliated with the consulting division of the Pennsylvania...

Jeanette Plowman is currently an independent consultant specializing in HRO BPO outsourcing and Employee Benefits Administration outsourcing. She provides consulting services on competitive positioning in the outsourcing industry, outsourcing strategies, options assessment, and solution development...

Daniel Buckle is the Principal of Employee Benefit Resources of South Texas, an employee benefit consulting firm, where he has worked since July 2004. He has over 22 years of experience in designing health, dental, life, accident and disability programs for employers of all sizes. As an independent...

Anthony Cancela, RHU, RFC, is the President of Cancela Insurance Brokerage, LLC in New Jersey. The organization has been providing insurance brokerage service to clients since 1993 in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Mr. Cancela has expertise in the Health Insurance market and provides both consulting...

Richard Baland is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Richardson Medical Center in Rayville, Louisiana. Formerly, Mr. Baland performed the same roles with Lutheran Social Services (LSSS) and Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC). LSSS operates not for profit assisted living,...