Cleve L. Killingsworth is a former CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
[1] There, he was dissatisfied with the results of pay for performance initiatives, in that he thought billions more of wasteful (and harmful) medical spending could be reduced with a new payment model.
[2] In 2007, he set a 6-month deadline for his staff to come up with a new payment model, which was introduced as the alternative quality contract (AQC) to health care providers.
[2] Killingsworth's compensation from Blue Cross totaled $8.6 million in 2010, and is to total $2.7 million in 2011 and 2012 (in severance), prompting investigation by the Attorney General.
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