Edward Kaplan's Email & Phone

Mr. Kaplan joined The Segal Company's National Health Practice as a Managed Care Consultant in 1993 and became National Health Practice Leader in 2001. Mr. Kaplan has worked with managed care programs since 1986, with special emphasis on pricing and plan design strategies for managed medical, dental, and prescription drug programs working with national and local corporations, governments, and collectively-bargained plans. He created the Segal Health Plan Trend Cost Survey in 1996, now a standard in the industry, and built Segal's national reputation as a leader in prescription drug plan benefit consulting and pharmacy benefits management consulting. Prior to joining The Segal Company, Mr. Kaplan served as an Associate Manager of Underwriting for a major insurance carrier, where he helped to develop managed care plan designs, pricing techniques, and financial risk sharing arrangements. Mr. Kaplan also served as a Health Consultant for a major consulting firm where he assisted in the development of rate manuals for managed medical, dental, and prescription drug programs and was involved in several special studies related to managed care, including studies on the prescription drug "shoebox" effect, HMO "skimming", and other managed care issues. Mr. Kaplan received a BA in Economics from Rutgers University. He is often quoted in general business and employee benefit publications on managed care issues. Mr. Kaplan is a member of several pharmacy benefit industry advisory boards.