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HealthComp Unifies Its Operations with Brand Consolidation and Integration

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HealthComp brand and operation unification aims to bring agile benefits to more members nationwide

Fresno, CA [August 2022] – HealthComp is proud to announce a consolidation of its brands under one unified operation. HealthComp’s businesses, including Benefit Administrative Services, LLC, Gilsbar Health & Life, Significa Benefit Services, and Benefit Assistance Company, LLC, will migrate their third-party administration business under the HealthComp name and branding over the next year.

The consolidated brand fully encompasses the holistic scope of HealthComp’s vertically integrated solutions and represents the merging of collective resources and technology to help bring agile and streamlined cost containment and benefits management to more members, employers, brokers and providers. Through this brand consolidation, HealthComp can better leverage its innovative and affordable offerings across all markets, improving healthcare quality, lowering healthcare costs, improving services to its members, and providing access to a rich array of highly customizable benefits for its 850,000+ members located in all 50 states.

“It is an exciting time to have recently joined HealthComp, and I am deeply motivated to bring our market-leading solutions to new geographies in need of the enhanced member experience and plan affordability we offer. I deeply believe in HealthComp’s mission to ensure everyone has access to affordable health care so the quality of their lives can be improved,” says Chad S. Harris, HealthComp’s CEO. “By bringing the expertise and services of our businesses together under one unified HealthComp, we will better support brokers and health plans in reviewing offerings and designing customized benefit structures that accommodate employee needs and wants. It’s a win-win.”

HealthComp plans to prioritize agility to drive big transformations in the health benefits space and will continue seeking new opportunities to improve and build on past accomplishments. In addition to expanding access to employer benefits nationwide, HealthComp remains poised for growth while staying committed to the same foundation of high-value client service and open communication the company has exemplified since it was founded in 1994.


About HealthComp:
HealthComp, a New Mountain Capital company, has a customized and responsive approach to health benefits administration. We advocate for our members to get the best possible care suited for their unique needs including better employee satisfaction and retention. As the largest independent third-party administrator in the United States, we’ve been in business for over 25 years. Our agile solution brings together concierge-level service, best-in-class operations, powerful analytics, and expert medical cost management. HealthComp integrates seamlessly with any benefits ecosystem to drive a personalized experience that delivers higher clinical outcomes at lower costs. HealthComp has offices in California, Illinois, West Virginia, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania. For more information, visit https://healthcomp.com/

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Chad Harris

Chief Executive Officer

 

Chad Harris serves as the CEO of HealthComp and is a value-driven healthcare leader with over twenty years of experience running business process and information technology businesses as a senior executive. Chad has a reputation for creating and controlling rapid growth by focusing on the intersection of customers, market dynamics, and the new digital world.

 

Chad has held many senior executive positions and led global teams of more than 10,000 people across dozens of counties. Chad has grown both large and small businesses, from those with less than $100M of revenue to those producing multiple billions of revenue, focusing on delivery, customer satisfaction, and innovation to create market leadership.

 

Chad's philosophy is to inspire change by doing what comes naturally, putting the needs of others before his own, working incredibly hard, and focusing on "how" to accomplish things, never "if they can be accomplished."

Thomas Martel

EVP of Partnerships and Strategic Accounts

 

Tom serves as the EVP of Partnerships and Strategic Accounts at HealthComp. In this role, Tom focuses on strategic initiatives aimed at accelerating HealthComp’s growth nationwide. His passion lies in assessing market and enterprise structures and creating efficiencies that enable teams to deliver best-in-class performance.

 

Previously, Tom led Cigna’s largest employer segment, largest region which was comprised of several health plans including the two largest health plans. He worked closely with Market Presidents and their leadership teams to develop and execute local market strategy and deliver growth for the enterprise. Tom earned his degree from Saint Anselm College and holds certifications from The Wharton School and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. In his spare time, he enjoys sailing and holds a Master Captain’s license with the U.S. Coast Guard. He is also active in community outreach programs including local food bank and shelter services.

Sanoj Balakrishnan

Chief Technology Officer

 

Sanoj Balakrishnan serves as the Chief Technology Officer at HealthComp. In this role, he oversees the company’s overall technology strategy and architecture, building secure and highly scalable distributed systems.

 

Most recently, Sanoj served as Head of Healthcare Digital Business and Technology at Cognizant, working with payers and providers in developing solutions that reduced healthcare costs and provided a best-in-class experience for members. Earlier in his career, he worked at technology organizations in a variety of software engineering and architecture roles. Sanoj earned his B.S. from University of Mumbai and Computer Systems Management from National Institute of Information Technology.

Justin Tran

Chief Growth Officer and EVP of Product Strategy

 

Justin serves as the Chief Growth Officer and EVP of Product Strategy at HealthComp. He has 8 years of experience in developing and delivering solutions that reduce health care costs, improve quality, and provide a best-in-class experience for members. Most recently, Justin was an Associate Partner and business unit leader at McKinsey & Company where he helped large carriers and healthcare technology companies build new clinical services and solutions for fraud, waste, and abuse. Justin earned his B.S. in Accounting and Data Informatics from Indiana University, Bloomington.

Tucker Stein

Chief Financial Officer

 

Tucker serves as the Chief Financial Officer of HealthComp. Tucker previously worked for The Boeing Company in a number of finance and strategy roles, most recently as a finance lead for the Transactions and New Business Development group. In this role, Tucker led investments and strategic partnerships for Boeing’s Space and Communications portfolio. Tucker earned his MBA at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and his Bachelors of Science at the University of Redlands.

Tom Georgouses

General Counsel

 

Tom is involved in multiple areas of HealthComp including Operations, Compliance and Legal Affairs. Tom was admitted to the California Bar in 1990 and started his legal career with Stammer, McKnight, Barnum and Bailey, LLP. When he left the firm to join HealthComp in 2014, he was the Managing Partner (he had represented HealthComp since 2003). In private practice, Tom’s areas of focus included healthcare and transactional work. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration-Finance from California State University Fresno and received his Juris Doctorate from San Joaquin College of Law.

Rishab Bansal

Chief Transformation & Operations Officer

 

Rishab serves as the Chief Transformation & Operating Officer at HealthComp. Rishab focuses on transforming and modernizing HealthComp’s operations to provide delightful and distinctive experiences to its members, providers, and clients. His agenda includes integrating all entities towards a One HealthComp vision, driving profitable growth, and delivering value and business outcomes.

 

In his former work over the last 2 decades, he has helped clients across industries to transform themselves by bringing industry-leading practices and digital and data-led disruption. As the trusted advisor to the C-suite, Rishab helped his clients leapfrog on their transformation journey to accelerate business outcomes and helped them unlock new opportunities to drive profitable growth, profitability, and enhanced experience for their employees and clients.


Elaine Davis

Chief Human Resources Officer

 

Elaine Davis is a seasoned executive with deep experience in human resources, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and transformation in large and small companies. Elaine has over 25 years of experience in human resources, marketing and communications in a range of industries that include information technology/business process services, life sciences/medical devices and financial services. Elaine brings focused expertise in governance, leadership coaching, branding and messaging with a focus on supporting female and minority leaders and emerging leadership talent.

Judy Schott

Chief Operating Officer

 

Judy Schott serves as the Chief Operating Officer and is a customer-focused healthcare leader who transforms operations to simplify the experience and deliver excellence. With deep knowledge of third-party administration, claims, eligibility, customer service centers, and compliance, Judy’s focus will include integrating all entities of HealthComp while driving profitable growth.

Kim Randazzo

Chief Customer Officer

 

Kim Randazzo serves as the Chief Customer Officer. In this role, she oversees account management for all divisions and HealthComp clients. Kim brings a wealth of strategic experience in account management to the HealthComp executive team, along with a practical understanding of the insurance business and what it takes to be the nation’s leading TPA.

Prior to joining HealthComp, Kim oversaw sales, account management, wellness, marketing, and implementation teams for Gilsbar LLC’s self-funded, association and affinity clients, and worked as an underwriter with Ochsner Health Plan and as an account representative with USI Services, Inc. She has over 26 years of experience in the healthcare insurance industry. A graduate of the University of New Orleans, she received her Bachelor of Science in Management in 1997 and her Master of Business Administration in 2002.

John McGurk

Chief Information Officer

 

John is a global business, operational, and technical leader with more than 35 years of enterprise IT services experience. He has proven successes in IT strategy and transformations, coupled with successful operating results for Fortune 500 companies worldwide. John has worked for some of the largest IT services firms in the world and has delivered enterprise solutions to the healthcare market for many years. He is a creative problem solver with the ability to work in multiple disciplines and cultures with positive customer outcomes. John is responsible for IT services and Security at HealthComp, supporting all aspects of the business. A graduate of Louisiana State University, he received a BGS in 1992.