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Press ReleaseAmerihealth New Jersey President and CEO Roman Named Vice Chair of South Jersey Chamber of CommerceVoorhees Township, NJ - December 11, 2008 - Judith L. Roman, president and CEO of AmeriHealth New Jersey, has been named vice chair of the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey (CCSNJ). According to Debra P. DiLorenzo, CCSNJ president and CEO, Roman will be the first female vice chair in the Chamber’s 130-plus year history. In March 2006, Ms. Roman was named president and CEO of AmeriHealth New Jersey — New Jersey’s top-rated health plan for customer service and quality of care, according to the annual HMO Performance Report — after serving for two years as the organization’s vice president of provider relations. Roman has 25 years of experience in the health care industry. Since joining AmeriHealth in 2004 as vice president of provider relations, she has significantly expanded and strengthened AmeriHealth’s provider network, especially in northern New Jersey. Roman has grown the organization to 230,000 members, while overseeing a senior staff of 10 executives and a team of nearly 200 associates. She has aggressively rejuvenated the company’s leadership team and implemented a statewide communications strategy designed to create competitive differentiation for the organization. Prior to joining AmeriHealth New Jersey, Roman was vice president of medical delivery at WellChoice Inc., formerly known as Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield in New York. She also served as the regional vice president of medical delivery at Oxford Health Plans in Iselin, New Jersey. “AmeriHealth New Jersey services members throughout the state, and we’re especially proud of our roots in southern New Jersey,” said Roman. “I look forward to leveraging the talent and commitment of the entire AmeriHealth organization to support the Chamber’s goal of meeting the needs of the southern New Jersey business community.” About AmeriHealthAmeriHealth New Jersey provides health care coverage to nearly 230,000 New Jersey residents. The company’s contracted hospital and physician network includes thousands of physicians at 76 hospitals throughout its service area. Its HMO and POS plans are New Jersey’s top-rated health plans based on the highest ratings for customer service and quality-of-care in the 2008 New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance HMO Performance Report. AmeriHealth New Jersey has offices in Mt. Laurel and Iselin. The company’s managed care plan, AmeriHealth HMO Inc. of New Jersey, has received the highest possible accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) by meeting NCQA’s rigorous evaluation standards. AmeriHealth New Jersey is part of AmeriHealth, Inc, a growing group of insurance and health care companies whose product portfolio includes health insurance, workers’ compensation, property and casualty insurance, and management services. |