CareCentrix Appoints John Driscoll Chief Executive Officer

HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CareCentrix, the nation's leader in home healthcare benefit management, announced today that its board of directors has appointed John P. Driscoll to the position of chief executive officer. Mr. Driscoll joins CareCentrix from Castlight Health, a health care technology company where he served as president and expanded the company's customer base to the nation's leading health plans. He assumes the position from Eric Reimer, who is assisting with the transition.

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"CareCentrix is extremely well positioned to reduce costs to the health care system while improving patient outcomes through the delivery of quality health care into millions of homes across the country. I am honored to lead CareCentrix through its next phase of growth," said Mr. Driscoll. "Our efforts will be focused squarely on delivering exceptional service to health plans, patients and providers; driving innovative care delivery in the home, and empowering our associates to take on larger roles as CareCentrix expands to serve more customers."

Prior to Castlight Health, Mr. Driscoll was a key executive in the rapid growth of Medco, a pharmacy benefit management company, which was acquired by Express Scripts for $29 billion in 2011. He served as president of new markets and led Medco's product development, business development, clinical products and retail networks. He led the company's entry into Medicare and pharmaceutical services, and was a founder and chairman of the SureScripts ePrescribing Network, a national health information network that revolutionized electronic prescribing.

"John brings to CareCentrix experienced leadership that will help the company capitalize on the changing health care landscape, provide excellent service to health plan customers, and deliver quality health care to the patients we serve," said Steve Shulman, chairman of the board, CareCentrix.

About CareCentrix
CareCentrix is the nation's leading benefits management company focused on effectively managing home-based care. Headquartered in Hartford, Conn., the company provides a full range of services including coordination of home nursing, home infusion and home medical equipment.  It offers an innovative program to help people manage sleep disorders at home through its Sleep Management Solutions (SMS) division.  CareCentrix is also helping payers and providers reduce patient hospital readmissions through a transitional home-based care program, HomeSTAR.  CareCentrix serves more than 30 million people through its national network of 10,000 credentialed home healthcare providers and customer care centers. To learn more about CareCentrix, visit www.carecentrix.com.

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