GuideWell subsidiary PopHealthCare has appointed Eric Galvin as its new CEO.
In the role, Galvin will lead PopHealthCare as well as its value-based national medical group, Emcara Health, the company told Fierce Healthcare exclusively. He will hit the ground running as the company pushes for growth and continued enhancements to its vision for managing complex patients.
PopHealthCare is a sister company to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, or Florida Blue, under GuideWell's portfolio.
“Galvin brings significant experience in growth strategies and medical management of complex populations to this role,” said Thurman Justice, executive vice president and chief financial officer at GuideWell, in a statement. “His passion for collaborating across health care stakeholders to improve the health and well-being of diverse communities and his demonstrated ability to reinvent more sustainable and affordable health plan offerings will help drive PopHealthCare and Emcara Health’s next stage of growth.”
GuideWell said Galvin will round out PopHealthCare and Emcara's leadership team. He succeeds Mark McConnell, Emcara Health's interim CEO, who will take on the role of Onlife Health CEO, also within GuideWell's umbrella.
PopHealthCare launched Emcara in October 2021.
Galvin joins PopHealthCare from EmblemHealth, a nonprofit health insurer based in New York, where he served as chief growth and medical cost officer. He has also held leadership roles at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina and Cigna.
“My focus is on accelerating our growth and continuing to drive operational excellence while ensuring our patients and clients achieve their objectives," Galvin said in a statement. "Helping people get the care they need to live a better life has been a career-long passion for me and I feel fortunate to be part of such an incredible team of caring and compassionate people with the same goal.”