Barry Averill Assumes Responsibilities for PHS Health Plans' Operations.Business Editors SHELTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2001 PHS (Personal Handyphone System) A TDMA-based cellular phone system introduced in Japan in mid-1995. Operating in the 1880-1930 MHz band, PHS uses microcells that cover an area only 100 to 500 meters in diameter, resulting in lower equipment costs but requiring more base Health Plans, one of the largest health plans in the Northeast serving more than one million members, today announced that its president, Barry Averill, will assume responsibilities of all PHS Health Plan operations in Connecticut Connecticut, state, United States Connecticut (kənĕt`ĭkət), southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W). , New Jersey, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Pennsylvania. "For quite some time, Barry has successfully overseen the day-to-day operations of our health plans in the Northeast," said Cora Tellez, president of Health Net, Inc.'s Health Plans Division. "Over the last several months, Barry has taken on additional responsibilities and has proven himself a strong leader. I am confident that Barry will continue his good work and lead our health plans in the East with great distinction and success in 2001 and beyond." With this recent appointment, Averill will assume most of Karen Coughlin's responsibilities in the Northeast region. Coughlin, who passed away suddenly on November 29, 2000, served as chief executive officer of PHS Health Plans for nearly two years. PHS Health Plans also announced that it is now part of Health Net, Inc.'s Health Plans Division led by Cora Tellez. The Health Plans Division includes health plans in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Pennsylvania. Together these health plans serve more than 3.8 million individuals through a broad-range of commercial products and Medicare and Medicaid Medicare and Medicaid U.S. government programs in effect since 1966. Medicare covers most people 65 or older and those with long-term disabilities. Part A, a hospital insurance plan, also pays for home health visits and hospice care. programs. Averill joined PHS Health Plans as president in May of 2000. Since 1991, Averill served in several executive positions with Humana, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HUM). Most recently, Averill was regional vice president for Humana's central region, serving over two million members in Illinois, Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. Prior to that, he was president and chief executive officer of the Michael Reese Health Plan in Chicago. Averill, 62, received his bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. . Until his Connecticut move, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Association of HMOs; Illinois HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, Guaranty As a verb, to agree to be responsible for the payment of another's debt or the performance of another's duty, liability, or obligation if that person does not perform as he or she is legally obligated to do; to assume the responsibility of a guarantor; to warrant. Association and the Chicago Health Policy Council. Physicians Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , Inc. (doing business as PHS Health Plans) is a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc., formerly Foundation Health Systems, Inc., one of the nation's largest publicly traded managed health care companies, serving more than five million Americans with a broad selection of health plans and related services. Additional information about Health Net, Inc., is available at www.health.net. PHS Health Plans is a full-service health plan that serves over one million members in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. With a physician network comprising more than 72,000 healthcare provider locations, PHS Health Plans is the third-largest health plan in the Northeast, offering a full array of open-access products and coordination for multi-region employers. Additional information about PHS Health Plans is available on the Internet at www.phshealthplans.com. |
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