Chief Medical Officer of SCAN Health Plan Named
Delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging
(LONG BEACH, CA – July 20, 2005) — Timothy Schwab, M.D., chief
medical and information officer for SCAN Health Plan, has been
named a delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging
(WHCoA). The conference will be held December 11-14 in
Washington, DC.
Named as a delegate by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Dr.
Schwab will join other delegates from around the country to vote
on resolutions and develop implementation strategies that will
help President Bush and Congress shape aging policies for the
next ten years and beyond. The 2005 WHCoA is mandated by the
Older Americans Act and is designed to focus on the interests and
needs of current and future seniors.
“The health and lifestyle needs of America’s seniors will only
grow as people live longer and the first of the nation’s 78
million baby boomers turn 60 in 2006,” said Dr. Schwab. “It is
important that our nation has programs, plans and funding
mechanisms in place to assure that seniors can remain healthy and
active and are treated with the respect and dignity they’ve
earned. I am honored to be representing this district in
addressing such important issues.”
A leading advocate on senior health and lifestyle needs, Dr.
Schwab oversees SCAN’s medical policies, medical informatics and
government relations. He is also responsible for strategic
initiatives designed to enhance the healthcare experience for
SCAN’s 70,000 members in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San
Bernardino and Ventura counties.
In addition to his role at SCAN, Dr. Schwab participates in
several professional organizations and has served as president of
the California Society of Internal Medicine and the Long Beach
Society of Internal Medicine. He has also played an active role
in several committees of the American Society of Internal
Medicine and the American College of Physicians and previously
served as an assistant clinical professor for the School of
Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Schwab
previously served on the board of directors for Front Porch, a
not-for-profit senior living organization.
Founded in 1977, the not-for-profit SCAN is one of the four
largest Medicare Advantage Plans in all of California and
consistently ranks as one of the state’s fastest growing. In
addition to its health plan, SCAN also manages one of the largest
and most successful Multi-Purpose Senior Service Projects (MSSP)
in California providing community-based, long-term care and in-
home personal-care coordination for low-income frail seniors.
Further information may be obtained at
www.scanhealthplan.com.
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