Intro

Who are the faces behind the managed care revolution? Who are the executives caught between the financial interests of shareholders and the health care interests of consumers? The Business Journal’s Who’s Who Health Care highlights 15 of the major players in managed care. Most of them are based in Southern California, but many have jurisdiction that extends throughout California and the West a reflection of how a few major companies are carving up much of the managed care marketplace. Of the 15, five are doctors, but a significant number of health care administrators come from non-medical backgrounds pointing to the industry’s need for managerial and administrative skills that some physicians lack.