"Lisa's leadership and healthcare industry experience has been an asset to our California team," said Terry Bayer, chief operating officer of Molina Healthcare, Inc. "We are pleased to promote her to President of the California health plan and look forward to her leadership in continuing to deliver quality healthcare services to our members."
Rubino has over 30 years of experience in healthcare operations. Prior to joining Molina Healthcare, she was a member of the Blue Shield of California senior leadership team Most recently she served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Executive of Blue Shield of California's Individual, Small Group and Government business unit, Rubino was responsible for product development, marketing, sales, provider contracting, health care services, finance, and compliance. Prior to Blue Shield, Rubino worked at Hawthorne Community Medical Group and Maxicare. She received both her M.S. and B.S. degrees from California State University, Long Beach.
Rubino succeeds Steve O'Dell as President of the health plan. O'Dell will assume a new corporate role as a Regional Vice President of Molina Healthcare, Inc. for the Michigan, Nevada, Texas, Washington, and Utah health plans.
About Molina Healthcare
Molina Healthcare of California is a managed care organization that provides health care services for people eligible for Medi-Cal, Medicare, Aid for Infants and Mothers (AIM), and the Healthy Families product lines throughout Riverside, San Bernardino, Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Yolo counties. Molina Healthcare of California has over 300,000 members and was ranked among the top 75 Medicaid plans by U.S News and World Reports' "America's Best Health Plans" issue in 2007. Molina Healthcare of California also operates 17 primary care clinics in California.
Molina Healthcare, Inc. is a multi-state managed care organization that arranges for the delivery of health care services to persons eligible for Medicaid, Medicare, and other government-sponsored programs for low-income families and individuals. Altogether, Molina Healthcare's nine licensed health plan subsidiaries in California, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Washington currently serve approximately 1.2 million members. More information about Molina Healthcare, Inc. and Molina Healthcare of California can be obtained at www.molinahealthcare.com.
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