BOSTON, Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon Health Options (Beacon) announced today that Daniel McCoy has joined the national behavioral health management leader as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. McCoy will direct Beacon's core operations, including the company's four service centers, and implement an operational strategy that ensures best practice enterprise-wide, positioning Beacon for long-term growth. More importantly, he is to ensure service excellence for clients, provider partners, and the individuals Beacon serves. Based in Boston, he reports to Tim Murphy, Beacon's Chief Executive Officer.
"Through Dan's leadership and operations experience, Beacon will continue to deliver superior service to our clients, providers and members," said Murphy. "He brings a dynamic combination of strong management skills and a successful track record of driving operational efficiencies and service excellence that will benefit our company in the coming years."
Mr. McCoy comes to Beacon from Amedisys, a leading home health, hospice, and personal care company, where he served as Chief Operating Officer for the past two years. In this position, he supported operations for more than 10,000 employees working in 320 care centers across the nation.
Previously, Mr. McCoy spent 30 years with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, one of the nation's largest health benefit companies. His most recent position at the company was Senior Vice President of Operations, supervising a team of seven Vice Presidents and a Director of Operations. He was directly responsible for the operations of 12,000 employees and more than 6,000 vendor partner employees. This role included driving operational efficiencies, improving end-to-end service experience, and streamlining procedures to maximize profitability. During his tenure at Anthem, he also oversaw health plan operations, customer service, claims, membership billing, new business implementation, as well as renewal activity.
Mr. McCoy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Temple University and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Eastern College.
About Beacon Health Options
Beacon Health Options is a managed behavioral health care company that serves 50 million individuals across all 50 states and the United Kingdom. On behalf of employers, health plans and government agencies, we manage innovative programs and solutions that directly address the challenges our behavioral health care system faces today. Beacon is a national leader in the fields of mental and emotional well-being, addiction, recovery and resilience, employee assistance, and wellness. Partnering with a network of providers nationwide, we help individuals live their lives to the fullest potential. For more information, visit www.beaconhealthoptions.com and connect with us on www.facebook.com/beaconhealthoptions, www.twitter.com/beaconhealthopt and www.linkedin.com/company/beacon-health-options.
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