AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa Names Victoria Sharp As Market Chief Medical Officer

a Medicaid managed care health plan that will serve Iowa Medicaid beneficiaries as part of the state’s new IA Health Link program beginning in April 2016, announced today it has named Victoria Sharp, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.F.P., as its market chief medical officer. Sharp is responsible for the health plan’s clinical and educational initiatives, such as care management, medical education and quality management, that will drive member health outcomes.

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Sharp, a longtime Iowa physician, brings more than 20 years of experience practicing medicine in the state, most recently serving as chief of staff for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Sharp was also a clinical professor at the University of Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine and past president of the Iowa Medical Society. She has residency training in surgery and urology and completed residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Iowa. She also holds a nursing degree and earned her Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Iowa.
“Dr. Sharp is an accomplished physician with a stellar reputation in the Iowa health care community,” said Cheryl Harding, market president of AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa. “Her deep knowledge of our state and the communities we serve will help ensure we continue to build an even healthier Iowa.”
“I am excited to join the AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa team and be part of this transformational time for health care in Iowa,” said Sharp. “IA Health Link is an innovative approach to Medicaid that will improve the health and well-being of Iowans.”
The new IA Health Link program will serve the majority of Iowa’s Medicaid population, or about 560,000 Iowans, through select managed care plans. For more information about the IA Health Link program, visit www.iahealthlink.gov.
About AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa
AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa, part of the AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies, is one of the Medicaid managed care plans that will participate in IA Health Link beginning in April 2016. AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa will help Iowans get proper care and stay well, working with communities in need to achieve positive health outcomes throughout the state. For more information, visit www.amerihealthcaritasia.com.
About AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies
AmeriHealth Caritas is part of the Independence Health Group in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. AmeriHealth Caritas is one of the nation’s leaders in health care solutions for those most in need. Operating in 18 states and the District of Columbia, AmeriHealth Caritas serves more than 5.9 million Medicaid, Medicare and CHIP members through its integrated managed care products, pharmaceutical benefit management and specialty pharmacy services, behavioral health services and other administrative services. Headquartered in Philadelphia, AmeriHealth Caritas is a mission-driven organization with more than 30 years of experience serving low-income and chronically ill populations. For more information,source--healthnews.