Full Name
Laurel Pickering, MODERATOR
Job Title
President & CEO
Company
Gateway Business Health Coalition
Speaker Bio
Laurel Pickering is President & CEO of Gateway Business Health Coalition (BHC) and its sister organization, the Midwest Health Initiative (MHI). The BHC represents leading employers that provide health benefits to thousands of people in Missouri and millions nationally. MHI brings together those who provide, pay for, and use health care to share knowledge and develop regional solutions for the problems that challenge our healthcare system.
Before joining BHC, Laurel was Head, Strategic Alliances at Centivo where she was responsible for managing and broadening relationships with key partners to expand the reach of Centivo’s innovative health plan model. Prior to Centivo, Laurel was executive vice president, Enterprise Solutions, for Welldoc where she promoted their best-in-class digital solutions for chronic care management.
Laurel was the President & CEO of Northeast Business Group on Health (NEBGH) for over 20 years, where she built an employer-led coalition of healthcare leaders and other stakeholders with the mission of empowering members to drive excellence and value in healthcare and the patient experience.
Laurel joined the adjunct faculty of Jefferson's College of Population Health in 2021. She serves on the Board of Directors of HealthPass and the Population Health Alliance. Laurel is co-chair of the Advisory Council of the Center for Workplace Mental Health. She previously served on the Boards of The Leapfrog Group, National Alliance of Health Care Purchaser Coalitions, and National Quality Forum. She was also a member of NCQA’s Standards Committee. Laurel received her BA in Anthropology from SUNY Albany and MPH from Emory University.
Before joining BHC, Laurel was Head, Strategic Alliances at Centivo where she was responsible for managing and broadening relationships with key partners to expand the reach of Centivo’s innovative health plan model. Prior to Centivo, Laurel was executive vice president, Enterprise Solutions, for Welldoc where she promoted their best-in-class digital solutions for chronic care management.
Laurel was the President & CEO of Northeast Business Group on Health (NEBGH) for over 20 years, where she built an employer-led coalition of healthcare leaders and other stakeholders with the mission of empowering members to drive excellence and value in healthcare and the patient experience.
Laurel joined the adjunct faculty of Jefferson's College of Population Health in 2021. She serves on the Board of Directors of HealthPass and the Population Health Alliance. Laurel is co-chair of the Advisory Council of the Center for Workplace Mental Health. She previously served on the Boards of The Leapfrog Group, National Alliance of Health Care Purchaser Coalitions, and National Quality Forum. She was also a member of NCQA’s Standards Committee. Laurel received her BA in Anthropology from SUNY Albany and MPH from Emory University.
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