Network Health Appoints Associate Medical Director

(Medford, Mass.) — Network Health announced today the appointment of Dr. Stephen Davis, MD, as associate medical director. Davis will be involved in the plan’s care management and utilization management teams. In this position, he will provide medical oversight to care managers who coordinate member’s care across the continuum of illness, promote effective utilization and quality of care, and monitor health care resources.

“Steve joins Network Health with a depth of clinical and managed care experience,” said Dr. Pano Yeracaris, vice president and chief medical officer for Network Health. “In his new role, Steve will focus on utilization management reviews and our clinical-quality-improvement initiatives to ensure we continue to deliver the highest-quality medical care to our members.”

Davis previously served as medical director and pediatrician at Pentucket Medical Associates for more than 35 years. In this capacity, he introduced and monitored quality initiatives; contracted with outside specialists, insurers, and ancillary-care facilities; and assisted with medical group governance.

Davis also sat on various committees at Partners HealthCare, primarily focused on contracting, medical management, computerized medical records, network operations, and funds flow. Prior to joining Pentucket Medical Associates, Davis served in the United States Air Force as a medical officer.

Davis earned a Doctor of Medicine from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital. Davis earned a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University.   

About Network Health

Since 1997, Network Health has provided access to high-quality health care to low- and moderate-income residents of Massachusetts. Based in Medford, Mass., Network Health is a comprehensive health plan serving members through its Network Health Together™ (MassHealth) and Network Health Forward™ (Commonwealth Care) plans.

Network Health provides its Together members with all the benefits of MassHealth, plus additional free and discounted benefits. Network Health’s Commonwealth Care plan extends access to affordable health care for qualified Massachusetts residents 19 years or older who earn at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level, or up to approximately $32,496 a year for an individual (up to approximately $66,156 a year for a family of four). In addition to core health care benefits, Network Health offers its Forward members extra benefits designed to encourage wellness.

Network Health is nationally recognized for its integrated model of care, which provides a team of in-house medical, mental health, social service, and pharmacy professionals to coordinate the care of members with complex health needs and address their non-medical barriers to care. In its efforts to improve the health and well-being of its members and their diverse communities, Network Health partners with a growing network of nearly 18,000 primary care providers, specialists, hospitals, and community organizations to serve members in more than 300 cities and towns across Massachusetts.

Individuals must be eligible for MassHealth to join Network Health Together, a MassHealth plan. To learn about MassHealth eligibility, Massachusetts residents can contact the MassHealth Enrollment Center at 888-665-9993 (TTY: 888-665-9997), Monday through Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Once enrolled, MassHealth members can learn about their MassHealth health plan options by calling the MassHealth Customer Service Center at 800-841-2900 (TTY: 800-497-4648), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

To learn about Commonwealth Care health plan options, call the Commonwealth Care Customer Service Center at 877-MA-ENROLL or 877-623-6765 (TTY: 877-623-7773), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Or visit www.mahealthconnector.org.

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