Tracy Bassett, MBA

National Vice President of Payment Strategy Deployment UnitedHealth Networks, UnitedHealthcare

Tracy is using her foundation of 20+ years of healthcare experience in her most recent role as the National Vice President of Payment Strategy Deployment, responsible for driving successful execution and scalability of all payment strategies for UnitedHealth Networks. In this current role, she is at the forefront of deploying innovative reimbursement structures built on the Triple Aim to deliver higher quality healthcare more efficiently with better patient outcomes for commercial, Medicare and Medicaid populations. Previously, Tracy was the Vice President of Network Strategy and Innovation for 15 states that make up the Central Region of UnitedHealth Networks. In this role, she was charged with developing and deploying network strategies for the diverse markets in the region. Prior to this role, Tracy had two other opportunities to build her knowledge of network strategy as the Regional Ancillary Lead for the Central Region and as a hospital contract negotiator in Indiana where she built strong relationships with hospital systems.

Prior to joining UnitedHealthcare, in January 2005, Tracy was the Finance Manager of a group of Physician Hospital Organizations (PHO) in Indianapolis where she developed reimbursement strategies and implemented performance based measures for a risk-based HMO. She started her career in healthcare managing the chargemaster for St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis.

Tracy completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate and Institutional Finance with an emphasis in International Business and later completed a Masters of Business Administration from Ball State University. She is currently a member of the Advisory Board for the Economics Department of the Miller College of Business at Ball State University.