Becker's Healthcare September 25, 2024
Tommy Ibrahim, MD, joined Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan as president and CEO in January after serving as president and CEO of Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network.
He sat down with Becker’s to share insights on the challenges and opportunities facing provider-led health plans, the state of Medicare Advantage, and payer-provider relationships in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.
Question: What’s it been like going from health system CEO to leading an insurance company?
Dr. Tommy Ibrahim: It’s been a blast. We’ve been on an exciting journey in the short time I’ve been at Sanford, and I’m really enjoying it. My background as a physician, working in hospitals for my entire career, and eventually running hospitals and health systems, is...