Yuvo Health, a leading technology-enabled administrative and managed-care solution for community health centers, today announced Selase Dow as its new Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, he is responsible for building and scaling the company’s value based care operations to ensure success for their Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) partners, which includes managed care contracting, customer success, and both internal and client operations.
With a career spanning over 20 years in the managed healthcare industry, Dow most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Innovista Health Solutions where he established a strong company-wide operational infrastructure to support government and commercial population health programs. His responsibilities included building and leading physician networks in navigating transitions in healthcare delivery, value-based contracts, and strategic alignment to drive success.
Prior to Innovista, Selase held various leadership roles at Anthem (Elevance) and Universal American’s TexanPlus (WellCare), growing Medicare Advantage and dual population plans by supporting primary care physicians and their patients to thrive in value-based and risk-based payment models. Selase holds an MS degree in healthcare administration from the University of Maryland, as well as a BS in international business administration and economics from Drake University.