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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ), a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Newark, is the state's largest health insurer. Our goal is the same as it has been since 1932 to provide individuals and employers in New Jersey with convenient access to quality health care, wherever they live or work.
President and Chief Executive Officer
William J. MarinoNumber of Employees 4,400
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NAICS Code Insurance Agencies and Brokerages: 524210
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N.J. Blue Cross may cut Philadelphia hospitals from coverage
In the midst of its campaign to convert into a for-profit company, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is threatening to cut two Pennsylvania hospital powerhouses out of its treatment networks. Horizon has notified subscribers that it is terminating contracts with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University...
Horizon Helps Reduce Infections and Medical Errors
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is using technology in local and national programs to limit unnecessary infections, adverse drug reactions, prescription errors and other complications that can cause serious injury or, in some cases, even death. "Each year over 1.5 million patients are injured and over 7,000...
Health plans: ALL or nothing could be here to stay
Despite state laws and class-action settlements, many insurers still force doctors to take plans they don't want. In 2005, a year after UnitedHealthcare acquired Oxford Health Plans, it issued an ultimatum to New York-area physicians: take both plans or you can't participate in either. Internist Daniel L. Brook of New...
Battle to Cover Small Business, The
Horizon makes comeback against market leaders in fight for commercial enrollees THIRD-PLACE HEALTH CARE insurer Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is gaining ground on leaders Aetna Inc. and UnitedHealthcare in the highly competitive fight for commercial enrollees in the state, according to a recent report....
Operations Prescribed to Improve The High Cost of Healthcare
For over 17 years, New Jersey Business and Industry Association NJBIA members have ranked health insurance as their biggest problem when doing business in New Jersey, even ahead of property taxes. It appears that the governor and Legislature are now employing a full-court press on the issue. Today, the cost...
Leapfrog launches N.J. program.(News)(Joanne Wojcik)(Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program)(Leapfrog Group)(Brief article)
Byline: Joanne Wojcik NEWARK, N.J.-The Leapfrog Group and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey are collaborating on the nation's first statewide pay-for-performance project that will provide financial rewards and public recognition for high-quality, efficient care. All of the state's...
When Blues Want To See the Green
The state's massive budget gap may rekindle Horizon's urge to go public State governments often say "everything's on the table" when it comes to balancing a budget that is severely off-kilter. In New Jersey, the search for funds to fill next year's $5 billion budget gap may be...
NJBIA Salutes New Jersey's Finest Awards for Excellence: Public Service Award - Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
President and CEO: William J. Marino NJ Headquarters: Newark Founded: 1934 NJ Employees: 4,600 Business: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate In 2002, a study analyzing some of the issues that impact the health insurance business found an alarming illiteracy rate in New Jersey. People who are unable to read are not...
Health literacy deemed imperative
Before employees can become better health care consumers, they need to know a lot more about health care itself, a government study group has found. Health illiteracy can lead to increased hospitalization and use of emergency services, as well as billions of dollars of avoidable health care costs, according...
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Settles with U.S. Inspector.
By Lindy Washburn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 1--Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has settled a case with the federal government, which had claimed the insurer owed Medicare nearly $4 million. An...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| William J. Marino | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Charles C. Emery | CIO & Senior Vice President, Info Systems |
| John J. Lynch | Chief Actuary & Vice President |
| Mark Barnard | Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
| Philip Bonaparte | Vice President, Clinical Affairs, Horizon Bcbsnj and Chief Medical Officer |
| Richard Popiel | Chief Medical Officer & Vice President |
| Robert J. Pures | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Robert Marino | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey |
| Christopher M. Lepre | Senior Vice President, Market Business Units |
| Christy W. Bell | Senior Vice President, Healthcare Management |
| Jack Campbell | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
| Jackie R. Jennifer | Senior Vice President, Service |
| John W. Campbell | General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Secretary |
| Carol A. Banks | Vice President, State Health Benefit Programs |
| Carole Czar Soldo | Vice President, HR |
| David R. Huber | Vice President, Finance Planning & Analysis |
| Donna M. Celestini | Vice President, Healthcare Services |
| Keith A. Brause | Vice President, Finance Relations |
| Larry Altman | Vice President, Corp Marketing & Communications |
| Margaret Coons | Vice President, HR |
| Robert E. Meehan | Vice President, Consumer & Commercial Markets |
| Daniel Fenton | Director, Product Development |
| Laura Ahern | Director, Marketing |
| Dan Emmer | Manager of Public, Relations |
| Paul Felice | Manager, Advertising |
| Lakia Haywood | Human Resources Consultant |
| Robert J Gogats | Public Health Coordinator, Health Officer |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Thomas W. Rubino | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Healthcare Dental Services, Inc. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Caqh | Current | |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Horizon Healthcare Dental Services, Inc. | Chairman of The Board of The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey | Current |
| New Jersey Symphony Orchestra | Board of Directors | Current |
| Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association | Member of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Sealed Air Corporation | Director | Current |
| Nihcm | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sealed Air Corporation | Member of Organization and Compensation Committee. | Current |
| TeamStaff, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Rehabilitation, LLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| New York Business Group | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | CIO & Senior Vice President, Info Systems | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Chief Actuary & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NASCO | Nasco's Vice President of Operations and Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Horizon Healthcare Dental Services, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Information Technology, Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Co-Humanity | Volunteer | Current |
| Electronic Data Systems Corporation | Former | |
| Michigan State University | Bachelors Degree In Mathematics Education | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Vice President, Clinical Affairs, Horizon Bcbsnj and Chief Medical Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Chief Medical Officer & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Healthcare Dental Services, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Senior Vice President, Administration | Current |
| Financial Executives Institute | Director New Jersey Chapter | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Treasurer | Current |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Member | Current |
| Purolator Courier Ltd | Former | |
| Andersen Corporation | Former | |
| Boston College | Mba | Former |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Healthcare Dental Services, Inc. | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Senior Vice President, Market Business Units | Former |
| National Accounts Inc | Former | |
| Newark Regional Business Partnership | Chairman | Former |
| Rutgers University | B.A. Degree In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Healthcare Dental Services, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Market Business Units | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Senior Vice President, Market Business Units | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Vice President, Major Accts Market | Former |
| Wagner College | B.A. In Management | Former |
| Wagner College | B.S. Degree In Business Administration | Former |
Christy W. Bell is the Senior Vice President, Healthcare Management and President and Chief Operating Officer of Horizon Healthcare, Horizon's HMO. He is responsible for contracting, fiscal performance, and relationships with hospitals, physicians, and providers in the Horizon network. He oversees quality, utilization management and pharmacy expenditures for all product lines. In sum, Mr. Bell is accountable for the medical loss ratios of all Horizon product lines. Mr. Bell is a seasoned executive with over 30 years industry experience. He has served as the Executive Director of Humana Medical Plan, Inc., of South Florida, a 400,000 member plan. Prior to Humana, Mr. Bell spent 18 years at the Fallon Community Health Plan in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he had responsibility for the overall management of the 175,000 member HMO. Fallon Community Health Plan is consistently recognized as one of the top HMO's in the country. Mr. Bell helped create the country's first Medicare Risk contract in 1980 and helped Horizon launch the first Medicare PPO demonstration plan in 2003. Mr. Bell has published numerous articles on marketing, Medicare, HMO's and managed care. He has been an adjunct faculty member at both Anna Maria College and University of Massachusetts Medical School of Nursing. He has served on multiple community and industry Boards, including American Association of Health Plans (AAHP) where he led its Medicare subcommittee. He served on the Boards and Executive Committees of both Fairlawn and St. Vincent hospitals. He chaired the Managed Care Professional and Technical Advisory Committee for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Mr. Bell has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hobart College. He served as a Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander in the US Air Force during the Vietnam conflict.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Health Care, Inc | President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Horizon Healthcare Dental Services, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Senior Vice President, Healthcare Management | Current |
| Horizon Health Care, Inc | Senior Vice President, Healthcare Management | Current |
| Horizon Healthcare Dental Services, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Health Care Management, Horizon Healthcare | Former |
| United States Air Force | Former | |
| Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations | Former | |
| Anna Maria College | Board of Directors | Former |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
Jack Campbell is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ). Mr. Campbell has been with Horizon BCBSNJ since 2002. Mr. Campbell is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and obtained his J.D. from Georgetown University. After serving in the Air Force, Mr. Campbell began a twenty-four year career at Aetna as an Investment Counsel, rising to the position of Vice President & Counsel in the Corporate Practice Group. After leaving Aetna, he did insurance consulting work and later became a Partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Epstein, Becker & Green. While remaining a Partner at Epstein, Becker & Green, he became the outside General Counsel to Coventry Health Care, Inc. in Bethesda, Maryland. Mr. Campbell is an Attorney admitted to the Bar in Connecticut, Virginia and Washington, D.C. He is a member of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, as well as a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | Current |
| Horizon Healthcare Dental Services, Inc. | Current | |
| American Health Lawyers Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Secretary | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | General Counsel | Former |
| Georgetown University | J.D. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Healthcare Dental Services, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Service | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Senior Vice President, Service | Current |
| Women and Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Vice President, Customer Service | Former |
| Premera Blue Cross | Former | |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield | Former | |
| Morgan State University | B.A. Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Vice President, State Health Benefit Programs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Vice President, Finance Planning & Analysis | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Vice President, Healthcare Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Vice President, Finance Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Vice President, Corp Marketing & Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Vice President, Consumer & Commercial Markets | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Director, Product Development | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Director, Product Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Director, Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Manager of Public, Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Manager, Advertising | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Human Resources Consultant | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Public Health Coordinator, Health Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Board of Directors | Current |
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