About NASHO

The National Association of Specialty Health Organizations (NASHO), an American Association of Preferred Providers (AAPPO) partner association, launched in January 2003 to advance and evolve specialty healthcare delivery in the United States. Our strategic initiative –– to fully integrate specialty health organizations into the healthcare reimbursement model –– encompasses every facet of the specialty health industry: from carriers and networks focused on dental, vision, chiropractic, radiology, behavioral health, physical therapy and hearing to other ancillary service organizations.

NASHO embraces our diversity and the imperative to wholly represent our contingency by ensuring our members have a voice for all aspects of their business. We take pride in responding to our members’ concerns and provide programs and activities that specifically support their business needs while serving the organization as a whole, including:

Legislative Advocacy – Informing/educating the public policy/regulatory arena about specialty health business practices
Educational Marketing – Promoting specialty health through strategic communication outlets
Industry Innovation and Expertise – Developing specialty health best practices and guidelines
Business Development and Networking – Supporting professional growth of specialty healthcare professionals by hosting comprehensive educational programs and network opportunities

NASHO Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board Mark Zygaj Executive VP & COO Palladian Health	Executive Director Julian Roberts Executive Director, NASHO
Officers
Al Schubert, Past Chairman VP, Managed Care VSP	Edward R. Jones, Ph.D. President, Commercial Division Value Option
George DeVries, Past Chairman Chairman/President/CEO American Specialty Health, Inc	John Laftsidis, Secretary Group Manager Beltone
Andrew Alcorn, Chair Elect President and CEO Block Vision	Richard Sanchez NAVCP President, and President and Chief Executive Officer Advantica
Directors
Lindsay Atwood CEO TruHearing, Inc.	Dr. Carl Moroff Chief Vision Officer eyeQuest
Christy Beauchamp VP Client Services Preferred Therapy Providers, Inc.	La Jeanne Niles NAVCP Vice President Membership, NAVCP and Director Business Development West Carl Zeiss Vision
Cynthia Beyer Senior Vice President of Professional Services HearUSA	Karen Rohan President Magellan Health Services
Steven Clark Senior VP of Specialty Healthcare Services Healthcare Solutions	Charles A. Simpson, DC DABCO Medical Director, Vice President The CHP Group
Liz DiGiandomenico NAVCP Past Board Director and President EyeMed Vision	Robert W. Stein SVP, Professional Development and Managed Care Sales National Vision
Michele Fusco Senior VP of Medical Business Operations Amplifon USA	Erich Sternberg, NAVCP Vice President Legislative Affairs, and President AlwaysCare Benefits
Dr. Brad Hayes Vice President & Medical Director OSCIPA	Dan Thomas Senior Director of Goverment and Contract Services Starkey Laboratories
Joel Hoffman Senior Vice President OptumInsight	Anthony Valdes Executive Director Healthways WholeHealth Network
Steve Holden President Davis Vision	Brad Volkmer President & CEO Ear Professionals International Corporation (EPIC)
Dr. Fred Horowitz President & Chief Operating Officer Nevada Dental Benefits, Ltd.
Kyle Kennedy Managing Director, US Division Audiology Business Services

Member Organizations

American Specialty Health, Inc.
Amplifon USA
Audiology Business Services, LLC
Beltone Hearing Care Network
Block Vision, Inc.
Davis Vision, Inc.
DentaQuest
EPIC Hearing Healthcare
Harris Rothenberg International, LLC
Health Services Management, Inc.
Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Healthways WholeHealth Networks
HearUSA Hearing Care Network
Landmark Healthcare
Magellan Health Services
Mevident, Inc.
National Vision
Nevada Dental Benefits, Ltd.
NovaNet, Inc.
OSCIPA
OptumInsight
Palladian Muscular Skeletal Health
Preferred Therapy Providers
PTPN
QualSight, Inc.
Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
The CHP Group
TruHearing Inc.
ValueOptions, Inc.
VSP Vision Care

NASHO Committees

Provider Relations/Clinical Management
NASHO’s Provider Relations/Clinical Management Committee educates the specialty health industry about the value of accreditation and develop standards with all appropriate entities to facilitate specialty health accreditation.

Committee Chair:
Lloyd Friesen, DC
Director, Professional Affairs
American Specialty Health

Programs/Business Development
NASHO’s Programs/Business Development Committee facilitates all aspects of the Association’s educational forums, develops all association member communications and marketing programs, coordinates media relations and oversees the association’s Web site. Additionally, this Committee explores avenues that increase NASHO members’ exposure to purchasers of specialty health (e.g., promoting and facilitating informational webinars).

Committee Chair:
Brad Hayes, DC
Vice President & Medical Director
OSCIPA

Public Policy
NASHO’s Public Policy Committee proposes policy initiatives, positions and actions for all federal and state legislation pertaining to specialty health organizations.

Committee Chair:
Stephen K. Scroggs, Ph.D.
EVP, Government Affairs & Development
ValueOptions®, Inc.

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