Carolyn Langer, MD, JD, MPH, MBA

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Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Anthem National Accounts at Elevance Health

United States

Overview

Carolyn Langer is the Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Anthem National Accounts at Elevance Health, where she leads clinical strategy for large employers. Her expertise is in designing innovative payment and care delivery models. She holds an MD from Jefferson Medical College, a JD and MPH from Harvard, and is board-certified in occupational medicine.

Dr. Langer has dedicated her career to public service, previously serving as the Chief Medical Officer for Massachusetts Medicaid program (MassHealth). She is also a retired U. S. Army Colonel who served as a Flight Surgeon and hospital commander. She has a passion for supporting individuals with disabilities, founding a non-profit to serve this community.

She is a prominent voice on health disparities and affordability and has experience flying helicopters in the Army National Guard.

Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Tough To Convince

Process Oriented

They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.  They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Value-Based Care
A key architect in designing and implementing novel alternative payment and value-based care models across Commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid lines of business.
Population Health
Her executive roles focus on clinical strategy for large populations, and she is actively hiring for externally-facing population health positions to report directly to her.
Disability Advocacy
She has a son with autism and founded a non-profit, Invictus Forever, to create programs for individuals with disabilities.

Media Appearances

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Work History

3-2023
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Anthem National Accounts at Elevance Health
8-2021 - 3-2023
Regional Vice President II and Senior Clinical Officer for NY, CT, NH, and ME at Elevance Health
5-2018 - 7-2021
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Fallon Health
9-2012 - 2018
Chief Medical Officer at Massachusetts Medicaid (MassHealth)
2008 - 2012
Medical Director at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Education

Doctor of Medicine - MD from Jefferson Medical College
Doctor of Law - JD from Harvard Law School

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Insights For Selling To Carolyn

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Carolyn is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Carolyn

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Carolyn move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Carolyn take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Carolyn

Personality Compatibility


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