Medica names senior VP, manager of government business

Minnetonka, Minn.-based Medica selected Tom Lindquist as senior vice president and general manager of its combined Medicare and Medicaid business.

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Here are four things to know Mr. Lindquist.

1. Mr. Lindquist has more than 30 years of experience in the health insurance industry,10 of which he spent at Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group.

2. He previously served as president and COO of UnitedHealth’s senior-focused subsidiary Ovations.

3. Mr. Lindquist also created United Retiree Solutions, a UnitedHealth branch focused on the employer group retiree market.

4. While at UnitedHealth, he was health insurance industry liaison to the Congressional Budget Office and CMS.  

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