Lou Gianquinto leads Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Connecticut health plan, which serves more than 1.2 million members statewide.
Prior to his current role, he spent five years leading Missouri Care, now branded Healthy Blue MO, Missouri’s largest statewide Medicaid health plan. He has also held strategic, operational and financial leadership roles at WellCare Health Plans, UnitedHealthcare and Oxford Health Plans, and previously co-owned Waymark Associates, a Connecticut-based audit and consulting firm.
Over the past year, Anthem expanded its market share across business segments and secured a new five-year agreement with the state to continue serving employees and CT Partnership Plan members. The company also expanded value-based care agreements with providers and invested $1 million in community support initiatives statewide.
Gianquinto said rising pharmaceutical and hospital costs, along with growing legislative mandates and scrutiny of utilization management tools, remain major challenges facing health insurers and employers seeking to control healthcare costs.
If you could change one thing in the healthcare industry, what would it be?
Getting consumers more engaged in their healthcare through stronger relationships with primary care providers, increased use of preventive care and more informed decision-making about costs and care options. Empowering people to actively participate in their health leads to better health outcomes and lower costs.