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CareSource CEO Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007 National Winner
DAYTON, Ohio, November 29, 2007 – Pamela B. Morris, President and CEO of CareSource Management Group, has been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2007 national award winner in the Health Services category.
A panel of independent judges selected the national award winners in 10 categories from approximately 400 regional award recipients. In June 2007, Morris won the South Central Ohio & Kentucky region Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award, which made her eligible for national consideration. “When I think of what makes a true entrepreneur – innovation, financial flexibility, personal commitment – Pam Morris has continually demonstrated that she has what it takes to be recognized as one of America’s leading entrepreneurs,” said J. Thomas Maultsby, chairperson of CareSource Management Group’s Board of Directors.
In 1989, Morris pioneered CareSource (then known as Dayton Area Health Plan), which was the state’s first mandatory Medicaid managed care program. Overcoming numerous obstacles including amending a federal law, Morris has established CareSource as a company that continues to evolve and thrive. With more than 553,000 members, CareSource is the largest Medicaid HMO in Ohio, and the 4th largest Medicaid HMO in the country according to HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a healthcare business information company that analyzes health plans, specific geographic healthcare markets, and the managed Medicare and Medicaid markets.
“This award honors our nearly 800 employees who keep the dream alive and make a difference in the lives of our members everyday,” Morris said.Now in its 21st year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards, sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP, recognize leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses.
In receiving this award, Morris joins an impressive list of successful entrepreneurs. Past winners of the national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award in their respective categories include Michael Dell, Dell Computer Corporation; Jim McCann, 1-800-FLOWERS; Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com; Howard Schultz, Starbucks Coffee; and Leon F. Gorman, L.L. Bean.
About CareSource Management Group
CareSource Management Group offers a full spectrum of services for the administration of public-sector health care programs. Among these services are general administration, including claims processing, case and medical management, provider relations, decision support informatics, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance; member services, including a member call center and 24-hour nurse advice line; and financial consultation and turnaround.CareSource Management Group also provides services to nonprofit managed care plans that serve more than 553,000 Medicaid consumers in Ohio. The company is finalizing the purchase of Community Choice Michigan, a nonprofit managed care plan serving more than 48,000 Medicaid consumers in Michigan, for which the company currently provides management services. For more information about CareSource Management Group, visit www.csmg-online.com.
About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards
The Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006, honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 125 cities and 40 countries.
About Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to enhancing the public’s trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 114,000 people in 140 countries pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism in providing a range of sophisticated services centered on our core competencies of auditing, accounting, tax, and transactions. Further information about Ernst & Young and its approach to a variety of business issues can be found at www.ey.com/perspectives. Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, a U.K. company limited by guarantee, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited does not provide services to clients. Ernst & Young LLP is a U.S. client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. |