Bright Health Group (NYSE: BHG) announced Wednesday Andy Slavitt is rejoining the company's board of directors effective Aug. 1.
Slavitt first joined the board in 2018, but took a temporary leave of absence earlier this year to serve as senior adviser on President Biden's pandemic response team.
“One of the many lessons of the pandemic is that we need organizations that don’t leave anyone behind and deliver care based on people’s unique needs,” said Slavitt. “Bright Health was built to line up care teams and technology to serve real people who just want to care for their families. Bright Health is enabling that on a national scale.”
Slavitt previously served as the head of Medicare and Medicaid during the Obama administration. He is also a founding partner of Town Hall Ventures, a healthcare firm that invests in underrepresented communities.
Bright Health CEO Mike Mikan said Slavitt has played a critical role in many of the most significant and successful initiatives in American healthcare.
“We are excited to continue to lean on his expertise to guide us as we bring our innovative model of aligned, accessible, and affordable healthcare to consumers and providers alike," he said.
The Minneapolis-based health insurer recently completed a $924 million IPO, the largest ever for a Minnesota-based company.
