MN Council of Health Plans Names New Board Chair

UCare president and CEO named chair of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans

ST. PAUL, Minn. (August 26, 2024) – The Minnesota Council of Health Plans has elected Hilary Marden-Resnik chair of the association’s board of directors for a one-year term.

Marden-Resnik is president and CEO of UCare, an independent, nonprofit health plan serving 600,000 members in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. She’s held the position since 2021. Marden-Resnik assumes the new Council role from Dana Erickson, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross).

Hilary Marden-Resnik
Hilary Marden-Resnik

The Council works to foster collaboration among its nonprofit health plan members to support Minnesotans with broad access to high-quality care. Collectively, Council plans cover more than 4.6 million Minnesotans. The Council works with a variety of stakeholders to promote policies and processes that make health care more effective for everyone.

“I’m honored to be elected board chair for the Minnesota Council ofHealth Plans,” said Marden-Resnik. “Collaboration is a cornerstone of Minnesota health care, and the Council enables the state’s nonprofit plans to shape policies and practices ensuring care is accessible, affordable and effective for all Minnesotans.”

Marden-Resnik also serves as a board member for the Alliance of Community Health Plans and the Minneapolis Workforce Development Board and is a member of the Minnesota Women’s Economic Roundtable.

The Minnesota Council of Health Plans, established in 1985, is an association of licensed nonprofit health plans. It includes Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, HealthPartners, Hennepin Health, Medica, Sanford Health Plan and UCare.