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September 30, 2024 / 2024 Power 25 Health Care

2024 Power 25 Health Care: Lou Gianquinto

Lou Gianquinto

Lou Gianquinto runs the state’s largest health plan, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut, which covers more than 1 million people in Connecticut.

Anthem serves both self- and fully-insured customers in the individual, small and large group markets.

The insurer has brought several new offerings to the market in recent years, including its Link Virtual First health plans, which offer virtual care options, including access to an AI-backed symptom checker, routine wellness care, chronic condition management and behavioral health care.

In May, Anthem announced a new provider network deal in Connecticut with InStride Health, a virtual specialty pediatric anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treatment provider.

InStride treats anxiety and OCD in children and young adults ages 7 to 22, with a focus on moderate to severe conditions causing significant life impairment such as social isolation, school avoidance, family disruption, physical symptoms or depression.

And, at a time when hospitals and health insurers continue to butt heads over reimbursement rates, Gianquinto in January announced a significant new multiyear provider contract with Trinity Health Of New England, parent company to St. Francis and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation hospitals in Hartford; St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury; and Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs.

As part of the deal, Gianquinto said the two organizations “will accelerate their collaboration on several innovative initiatives, including advanced data connectivity and value-based care models.”

Gianquinto was named president of Anthem in November 2020. He’s got strong ties to the state, having graduated from Southern Connecticut State University. He earned an MBA from the University of New Haven.

Gianquinto also held several jobs in the Connecticut insurance industry at UnitedHealthcare and Oxford Health Plans.

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