Health Foundation President Jarret Barrios Resigns

Jarrett Barrios is president of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts. He will leave the foundation in September 2009 to become president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation organization. (photo: TuBoston.com)

The following article is from TuBoston.com.Scroll down for the Spanish translation.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Foundation Announces Resignation of President Jarrett T. Barrios

JUNE 17, 2009 — Today the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation announced the resignation of Jarrett T. Barrios as president of the Foundation. Barrios will leave the Foundation in September to become president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, a New York- and Los Angeles-based not-for profit organization that works for the full equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people through media advocacy.

Barrios was named president of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation in 2007. Under his leadership, the Foundation launched Care Beyond Coverage, a multi-year policy initiative to identify non-insurance related barriers to health care access, and the Community Partnerships Leaders Program, a seminar series for emerging leaders working in health access.

“Jarrett has been a strong leader for the Foundation in this transition period from the enactment of health care reform in 2006 to the present where we continue to work to find ways to expand access to health care for the Commonwealth’s low-income and vulnerable populations,” said Philip W. Johnston, chairman of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Board of Directors.

NEWz disclosure: The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts is a funder of EthnicNEWz.org's health beat, covered by NEWz reporter Eduardo A. de Oliveira.

SPANISH:

La Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation anunció hoy la renuncia de Jarrett T. Barrios como presidente de la Fundación. Barrios dejará la Fundación en septiembre para convertirse en presidente de la Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, una organización sin fines de lucro basada en NY y LA que trabaja para porporcionar igualdad de oportunidades a personas gays, lesbianas y transgéneras a través de abogacía con los medios.

Barrios fue nombrado presidente de la Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation en 2007. Bajo su liderazgo, la Fundación lanzó Care Beyond Coverage, una iniciativa que busca identificar las barreras de acceso al cuidado de la salud para quienes no están asegurados y el Community Partnerships Leaders Program, una serie de seminarios para líderes emergentes que trabajan en ramas relacionadas al cuidado de la salud.

Source:  TuBoston.com

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