Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Health Insurance Coverage in Iowa

Health Plan Overview

Insurance CompanyWellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
StateIowa
Websitewellmark.com
Number of Hospitals in Network77
Number of Plans Offered5

Network Hospital Locations

Hospitals in Network (77)
UnityPoint Health MarshalltownUnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine HospitalUnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical CenterCHI Health Mercy Council BluffsUniversity of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterMercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical CenterMercyOne Cedar Falls Medical CenterSt. Luke's HospitalMethodist Jennie Edmundson HospitalSoutheast Iowa Regional Medical CenterUniversity of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterMercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterUnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical CenterMercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterBroadlawns Medical CenterUnityPoint Health - Trinity BettendorfUnityPoint Health - Allen HospitalSpencer HospitalUnityPoint Health - Finley HospitalLakes Regional HospitalSt. Lukes Regional Medical CenterUnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical CenterMercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterIowa Specialty Hospital - BelmondIowa Specialty Hospital-ClarionGrundy County Memorial HospitalCHI Health Mercy CorningPocahontas Community HospitalUnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical CenterHancock County Health SystemFranklin General HospitalCHI Health Missouri ValleyHawarden Regional HealthcareGuttenberg Municipal Hospital & ClinicsMercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical CenterGuthrie County HospitalKeokuk County Hospital & ClinicsCompass Memorial HealthcareMercyOne Elkader Medical CenterCommunity Memorial HealthcareAvera Merrill Pioneer HospitalDallas County HospitalGreene County Medical CenterDavis County Hospital & ClinicsRegional Health Services of Howard CountyJackson County Regional Health CenterManning Regional Healthcare CenterStory County Medical CenterHumboldt County Memorial HospitalBuchanan County Health CenterHegg Health CenterVan Buren County HospitalLucas County Health CenterMonroe County HospitalRegional Medical CenterWashington County Hospital and ClinicsOsceola Regional Health CenterAvera Holy Family HospitalKossuth Regional Health CenterKnoxville Hospital & ClinicsHenry County Health CenterWayne County HospitalVan Diest Medical CenterCherokee Regional Medical CenterGreater Regional Medical CenterPella Regional Health CenterFloyd Valley HealthcareLoring HospitalWinnMedBoone County HospitalRinggold County HospitalMyrtue Medical CenterBuena Vista Regional Medical CenterCass HealthMercyOne Dyersville Medical CenterHansen Family HospitalClive Behavioral Health

Available Plans

Exclusive Provider Organization

1 plan

Health Maintenance Organization

1 plan

Point of Service

1 plan

Preferred Provider Organization

1 plan

Self-Funded

1 plan

Plan Details
Plan NamePlan Type
NAPreferred Provider Organization
NAHealth Maintenance Organization
NAExclusive Provider Organization
NAPoint of Service
NASelf-Funded

State Leadership

Cory R. Harris

President and Chief Executive Officer

Holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Iowa, and earned both his Master of Business Administration degree and Juris Doctorate from Drake University, where he graduated with high honors and Order of the Coif. He was named CEO-Elect on July 23, 2020, becoming Chief Executive Officer effective Jan. 1, 2021. He is also the President of Wellmark, Inc. [3]

David Brown

EVP, CFO & Treasurer

Graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis. [3]

Paul Eddy

EVP, Chief Information & Digital Officer

Earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Iowa and is a CEO Perspectives Fellow. [3]

Jared Landin

Executive Vice President, Operations

Background information not available in public scan.

Jerry Fiala

VP, Business Analytics

Background information not available in public scan.

Kenny E. Chasten

VP, Chief Procurement Officer

Also Director: Strategic Sourcing at Wellmark. Has worked as Consultant at Wellmark, Medical Technologist at United States Army Reserve, MEMBER at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Strategic Sourcing Adviso, and MEMBER at LOMA. [3]

Laura Jackson

EVP, Health Equity, Access & Improvement

Background information not available in public scan.

Marcelle J. Chickering

EVP & CHRO

Background information not available in public scan.

Paul Hlivko

VP, Chief Technology & Experience Officer

Background information not available in public scan.

Scott Sundstrom

VP, Government Relations & Communications, Corporate Secretary

Background information not available in public scan.

John T. Clendenin

Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Background information not available in public scan.

Peter Kitundu

Vice President, Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer

Background information not available in public scan.

Keith Shah

Executive Vice President and Chief Health and Innovation Officer

Holds a B.S. degree from Drexel University, a master's degree in organizational development and an MBA from Clemson University, and a Ph. D. in health policy and economics from the University of South Carolina. [8]

John D. Forsyth

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Served as a director of Baxter since 2003. He was chairman of Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield since 2000 and chief executive officer from 1996 until Cory Harris became CEO. Prior to that, he spent 26 years at the University of Michigan, holding various positions, including president and chief executive officer of the University of Michigan Health System. [7, 9]