Gail Boudreaux, CEO, UnitedHealthcare

January 4, 2014 at 11:25PM
Gail Boudreaux
Gail Boudreaux (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gail Boudreaux

Title: Executive vice president UnitedHealth Group; CEO UnitedHealthcare

Why selected: While UnitedHealthcare, the nation's largest health insurer, finalized preparations for implementing the most sweeping provisions of the Affordable Care Act, she continued to refocus the company on responding to a changing health care marketplace.

What happened: UnitedHealthcare concentrated on managing costs and risk. It is selling its health plans on new online insurance exchanges in just a dozen states this year.

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