Pat Wang is President of the Healthfirst Foundation and President & CEO of Healthfirst, one of the largest not-for-profit health insurance providers in the country. In 2023, Pat was appointed to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s newly formed NYS Commission on the Future of Health Care, tasked with addressing the state’s pressing health challenges. She is a Director of the New York Federal Reserve Bank and plays an active role on the Boards of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and the New York Health Plan Association (NYHPA). Pat previously served as a commissioner for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), as a member of New York’s Medicaid Redesign Team II and as co-chair of New York’s Vaccine Equity Taskforce.
Errol Pierre serves as Healthfirst Senior Vice President, State Programs. He oversees sales and retention across the company’s Medicaid and Long-Term Care product portfolios as well as the company’s community engagement activities. Errol previously served as Chief Operating Officer for the commercial business unit of Empire BlueCross BlueShield. He serves as a board member of the Arthur Ashe Institute of Urban Health, Medinova, and as a member of 100 Black Men of America’s New York City Chapter, where he serves as a member of their national Health and Wellness Committee.
Kathy Howell serves as Healthfirst Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel. Prior to joining Healthfirst in 2023, Kathy served as Chief Legal and Privacy Officer at Well Dot Inc., a health technology and services company. Kathy had previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Acting President of Northwell’s CareConnect Health Plan, where she built a new provider-owned commercial insurer and launched a long-term care plan. Kathy has also been a partner or associate at law firms, including Dentons, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, and Proskauer Rose LLP.
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