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Meet Our 2026 Phyllis Mills Living Legend Award Winner: Margaret McDonald
October 19, 2026–The Phyllis Mills Living Legend Award honors a VNS Health team member who has been with the organization at least 10 years and who, like Phyllis, has made notable contributions to VNS Health and to our mission. This year, 26 team members were nominated for this award. To see a full list and who the finalists were for this award, click here. Early in her career, while working in a cancer care center and conducting symptom-control research, Margaret McDonald, Associate Vice President, Center for Home Care Policy & Research, kept thinking about what happened to patients when they left the clinic and returned home. “The patients came into the clinic for a visit and then would come back again in a month,” she says. “What I wondered was: ‘What happens in between visits?’” So much of person’s health, she realized, is managed at home. For the past 28 years, Margaret
Announcing Our 2026 VNS Health ESPRIT Award Winners!
October 11, 2026–79 team members from across the organization were nominated for an ESPRIT Award this year, and 10 people from this group were chosen as winners by a committee of previous ESPRIT Award Winners! ESPRIT Awards are given to employees who exemplify our core values of Empathy, Agility and Integrity, going above and beyond in support of our patients, members and clients. To see a list of all the nominees, including those who were finalists, click here. Congratulations to this year’s ESPRIT Award Winners! To read more about each winner and their award, click on the links below. Stephania Casimir, Supervisor, Medicare Advantage Care Management, Health Plans To read more about Stephania and her award, click here. Jackie Davis, Operations Manager, Hospice Care To read more about Jackie and her award, click here. Felicia Dorsey, Care Manager, Health Home, Behavioral Health To read more about Felicia and her award, click here.
Meet Our 2026 ESPRIT Award Winner: Samira Husseini
October 11, 2026–Samira Husseini enjoys what she calls “cracking the code.” As a Contact Center Agent III at VNS Health’s Contact Center Shared Services (CCSS), she takes calls from providers and billing offices with questions about health plan claims—a process full of acronyms and specialized terms. On each call, she does her research until it all fits together, “like solving a puzzle,” she says. Samira belongs to Gen Z, a generation that grew up essentially online, and she earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology and psychology through online classes. That fluency with technology makes her the person that teammates turn to when a system or tool has them stymied. The exchange runs both ways, and she values what longtime VNS Health members can teach her. “It’s really interesting to learn from different people’s experiences, and then add my own experience to the mix,” she says. Samira is always ready to share what
Meet Our 2026 ESPRIT Award Winner: Roxanne Gay
October 11, 2026–Roxanne Gay has a warm hello and cheerful smile for everyone who comes through the blue doors of the 6th-floor lobby at VNS Health’s 220 East 42nd Street office, from job candidates arriving for interviews to team members with questions about their benefits—or those who simply work on the 6th floor and are walking past the reception desk. As a Human Resources (HR) Shared Service Coordinator, Roxanne is often the first person you meet when you arrive at the 6th floor at 220. “Where I sit, I get to meet so many different kinds of people,” she says. “No two people have the same issue, and I like the challenge of helping each one so they can move on with their day.” Colleagues admire how she is responsive and patient with every visitor, answering each question with care, even if it’s the fifteenth time she’s heard the question that day
Meet Our 2026 ESPRIT Award Winner: Jon Fan
October 11, 2026–As a Lead Data Scientist on the Health Economics team within BI & Analytics, Jon Fan spends his days steeped in data—but he never loses sight of the lives it reflects. He looks closely at what is driving the trends in the data, and how we can use that understanding to better serve our health plan members. “We always tie the data back to how it affects the people,” he says. “How can we make that data actionable?” The Health Economics team is VNS Health’s trusted internal source of advanced analytics on medical expense and utilization. Jon and his colleagues use data to identify cost trends and drivers, assess the impact of health care policy and payment changes, and evaluate opportunities to improve care and clinical outcomes for our members. In addition to producing regular reports that keep our Health Plan teams apprised of trends in claims and medical expenses,
Margaret McDonald Speaks to HHCN about Team Research on Clutter and Infection Prevention in the Home
October 2, 2026–
Making Things Easier, Solving Problems… Sure, But How? Watch Our Latest “Up Close with Dan!”
September 28, 2026–In this new video, CEO Dan Savitt explores ways we can build on where we are today to “work toward One VNS Health.” And apparently … there’s a GAME SHOW involved? Click here below to watch!
Forbes Names VNS Health One of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals
September 23, 2026–
Spotlight on Jerry Mammano, Our New Chief Financial Officer
September 14, 2026–In late July, Jerry Mammano joined VNS Health as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Jerry brings extensive experience in finance, operations and health plan leadership, including roles with Aetna/CVS Health, Horizon and TIAA. Recently, Frontline spoke with Jerry about what brought him to VNS Health, his approach to leadership and finance—and his favorite way to spend time beneath the waves. You’ve been at VNS Health for about a month. How is it going so far? It’s been great. I want to thank everyone for the incredibly warm welcome. I’ve received so many notes and messages. Since arriving, I’ve spent a lot of time getting to know my ELT colleagues and the Finance team and learning about the different businesses, and I’ve also been walking the floors just to meet people I might not normally interact with in meetings. People have come up and introduced themselves, and it’s been