News: Kentucky health association names new executive director
Kentucky Association of Health Plans, the trade group representing the Commonwealth’s Medicaid Managed Care Organizations and commercial health insurance providers, announced this week that Thomas B. Stephens has been named as executive director effective immediately.
Before joining KAHP, Stephens was secretary of the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. During his tenure, Stephens was responsible for management of the state’s largest self-funded health insurance plan encompassing 6 to 7 percent of Kentucky’s population. In addition, he oversaw workforce planning, talent management, employee benefit programs, diversity and inclusion, and delivery of $1.6 billion in annual payroll.
Prior to his appointment as cabinet secretary, Stephens served as corporate counsel for Alltech, an international animal health and nutrition company. Most recently, he was president of Stephens Enterprises, a strategic consulting firm providing business solutions and legal services.