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Ruth Atkins named executive director of Passport; Joyce Hagen focuses on regional duties |
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LOUISVILLE, KY (July 21, 2008) - A leadership change has occurred at Passport Health Plan, a Medicaid managed-care plan that serves more than 145,000 members in Jefferson County and 15 surrounding counties.
Ruth Atkins was promoted last month from chief operating officer to executive director of the Louisville-based plan. She now oversees operations of Passport Health Plan and Passport Advantage, which offers health coverage to members eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
Passport is an operating entity created by University Health Care Inc., an HMO that has had a contract with the commonwealth of Kentucky since 1997 to provide Medicare and Medicaid services for eligible participants in Jefferson County and surrounding counties.
Joyce S. Hagen, who had served as Passport’s president since 1998, has shifted her focus to more regional concerns for AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, the Philadelphia-based company that administers the Passport plan for University Health Care.
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