Stephen Wood
Principal
Reden & Anders, Chicago, IL
Stephen Wood is a Principal with the Reden & Anders health care practice in Chicago and leads the Senior Market and Individual Market practices. His work in senior markets dates to the mid 1980 when he worked with hospitals to implement DRG payments by Medicare. Since that time, he has worked with most of the major insuring organizations serving the senior market to develop strategies, conduct new product feasibility assessments, improve performance, and implement new strategies. From 1995 to 2003 he was a principal with Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, where he led the firm’s senior services practice. Before joining Tillinghast-Towers Perrin in 1995, he was the managing director of strategic consulting services at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
Wood has extensive experience in managed care, governmental programs, senior markets, and strategic consulting in the health insurance industry. His most recent work includes Medicare Advantage feasibility assessment and implementation, disease management program evaluation and implementation; Medicare supplement product development; M+C PPO feasibility and demonstration application assistance; institutionalized Medicare product evaluations; senior markets strategy development; Medicaid managed care program development and RFP assistance; and HIPAA compliance.
In addition to his consulting experience, Wood held positions in capital finance at the American Hospital Association and finance director and director of patient accounts at a large medical group practice.
A frequent speaker and author, Wood graduated from the University of Chicago and holds a master’s degree from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. He edited and co-authored a book entitled Implementing a Successful Medicare Managed Care Product.
Contact: (312) 540-1400
email: stephen.wood@reden-anders.com
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