{"id":179984,"date":"2026-03-30T19:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/179984\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:17:06","slug":"anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-medicaid-in-ny-names-new-plan-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/179984\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield Medicaid in NY names new plan president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libn.com\/tag\/anthem-blue-cross-and-blue-shield-medicaid\/?taxo-tag-body\" class=\"st_tag internal_tag \" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" title=\"Posts tagged with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid\" target=\"_blank\">Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid<\/a>, which has a <a href=\"https:\/\/libn.com\/tag\/long-island\/?taxo-tag-body\" class=\"st_tag internal_tag \" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" title=\"Posts tagged with Long Island\" target=\"_blank\">Long Island<\/a> location in Hempstead, has appointed Dr. Christy Valentine Theard as its new plan president, succeeding Dr. Mark Levy.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Valentine Theard\u2019s exceptional combination of clinical expertise and leadership experience makes her the perfect fit to lead Anthem Medicaid in <a href=\"https:\/\/libn.com\/tag\/new-york\/?taxo-tag-body\" class=\"st_tag internal_tag \" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" title=\"Posts tagged with New York\" target=\"_blank\">New York<\/a>,\u201d Kurt Small, president of Medicaid at Elevance <a href=\"https:\/\/libn.com\/tag\/health\/?taxo-tag-body\" class=\"st_tag internal_tag \" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" title=\"Posts tagged with health\" target=\"_blank\">Health<\/a>, the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, said in a news release about Theard\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer proven ability to drive meaningful improvements in healthcare <a href=\"https:\/\/libn.com\/tag\/delivery\/?taxo-tag-body\" class=\"st_tag internal_tag \" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" title=\"Posts tagged with delivery\" target=\"_blank\">delivery<\/a> will be invaluable as we continue to enhance the quality of care and achieve better health outcomes for all New Yorkers,\u201d Small said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Bringing more than two decades of healthcare leadership, Theard previously served as CEO of Healthy Blue Louisiana, where she led initiatives to improve health outcomes and strengthen provider partnerships. She spent 15 years as a commissioner for New Orleans East Hospital and eight years on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, including a term as president. She also served as Louisiana statewide medical director for reproductive health.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored to take on the role of plan president for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid in New York,\u201d Theard said in the news release. \u201cI am deeply committed to working alongside our members, providers, and community partners to continue our mission of improving access to care, advancing <a href=\"https:\/\/libn.com\/tag\/health-equity\/?taxo-tag-body\" class=\"st_tag internal_tag \" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" title=\"Posts tagged with health equity\" target=\"_blank\">health equity<\/a>, and ensuring that all New Yorkers can access the care they need to live healthy, productive, and fulfilling lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Theard earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Xavier University of Louisiana and a medical degree from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She completed a combined residency in pediatrics and internal medicine at Tulane University. She went on to earn an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where she received a merit scholarship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid, which has a Long Island location in Hempstead, has appointed Dr.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[72706,128,72707,25754,72708,776,7050,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-179984","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-bronx","8":"tag-anthem-blue-cross-and-blue-shield-medicaid","9":"tag-bronx","10":"tag-dr-christy-valentine-theard","11":"tag-health-equity","12":"tag-healthcare-leadership","13":"tag-long-island","14":"tag-medicaid","15":"tag-new-york","16":"tag-new-york-city","17":"tag-nyc","18":"tag-the-bronx","19":"tag-the-bronx-headlines","20":"tag-the-bronx-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}