Molina Healthcare, which provides managed healthcare services under the Medicaid and Medicare programmes, has appointed Brian Maddy as plan president of Molina Healthcare of Oklahoma. The appointment comes as Molina Healthcare continues to build its commitment to the state’s Medicaid programme. Maddy, who brings decades of leadership experience in the healthcare industry, most recently served as chief strategy officer for OU Health, an Oklahoma academic health system. Previously, he also worked as CEO for OU Physicians, the faculty practise for OU Health. Concurrently, he served as president of Academic Physicians Insurance Company, a Vermont captive insurance company. Marc Russo, executive vice president of health plans of Molina Healthcare says: “Brian Maddy shares Molina’s unwavering dedication to not only serving Oklahomans’ health care needs, but also to helping address health care gaps that may exist due to socioeconomic factors throughout the state.” “Maddy is an accomplished and experienced executive with a long and proven history of driving transformational change and leading business growth in Oklahoma,” he adds.