David W. Oliker is President and Chief Executive Officer of MVP Health Care, a not-for-profit health insurance company headquartered in Schenectady, N.Y. Mr. Oliker has led MVP since the company’s inception in 1982.
Under Mr. Oliker’s leadership, the company now serves more than 700,000 members in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire. MVP’s exceptional growth stems from Mr. Oliker’s philosophy that high-quality affordable health care results from innovation and unswerving commitment to customer service.
MVP Health Care offers a wide range of health benefit products including a preferred provider organization (PPO), an exclusive provider organization (EPO), indemnity health insurance products, a health maintenance organization (HMO), consumer-directed products, administrative services for employers who self-insure, Medicare Advantage Plans for individuals and employer, and ancillary services such as flexible spending accounts.
MVP’s HMO plans have earned “excellent” accreditation – the highest level of accreditation – from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Several MVP plans are ranked among American’s Best health Plans by U.S. News and World Report magazine and the NCQA, including Preferred Care Gold, which is the top rated Medicare plan in the nation.
Mr. Oliker, a nationally recognized leader in managed care, serves on the Board of Directors of the America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and is a member of the AHIP Policy Advisory Council. In addition, he is the former Chairman of the New York State Health Plan Association and he is on the Board of the MVMA Foundation, the Taconic IPA and MedAllies. He also serves on the Board of the Health Advancement Collaborative of Central New York.
A strong community leader, Mr. Oliker chairs the Advisory Council of the Graduate College of Union University, serves on the Proctor’s Theatre Board, the Albany College of Pharmacy Advisory Board, and the Excelsior College President’s Advisory Council.
Mr. Oliker holds a bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University, a master’s degree from The American University, Washington, D.C.; and a post-master’s graduate certificate in health care administration from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
