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Mr. Summerill leads both the Florida and Louisiana management teams to develop and execute business strategies that increase membership, attract new providers to our network, and effectively manage government relationships in these states. In addition, he is also responsible for hospital contracting, network development, and medical functions.
Before coming to WellCare, Mr. Summerill was the CEO of AmeriChoice, a business unit of UnitedHealth Group, and had overall responsibility of its Florida Medicaid product line.
With more than twenty years in the healthcare industry, Mr. Summerill has served as Vice President and General Manager, Provider Division of Thomson Medstat, a healthcare information company whose consultation services help manage the cost and quality of healthcare for employers, government agencies, health plans, hospitals and provider networks, and pharmaceutical companies. Mr. Summerill was also the CEO of Mercy Health Plans, which was owned by one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems with operations in Michigan and Iowa.
He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and his Master of Science degrees in Business Administration and Health Services Administration from the University of Florida in Gainesville. | 