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BOSTON—Jon Kingsdale is stepping down as executive director of the state agency established by Massachusetts’ groundbreaking 2006 health care reform legislation, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday.
Mr. Kingsdale, whose resignation is effective June 4, will be replaced at the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority by Glen Shor, assistant secretary for health care policy under Gov. Patrick. In a letter to the Connector board, Mr. Kingsdale said he was leaving to “seek new challenges,” but did not elaborate.
The changes come as Massachusetts enters the cost-containment phase of its landmark health care reform legislation, in addition to implementation of recently passed federal health reform legislation.
Under Mr. Kingsdale’s direction, the Connector reduced the ranks of the uninsured in Massachusetts from an estimated 10% to 12% when the legislation was enacted to 2.6% today, the governor said in a statement.
“Jon is one of the most creative and innovative health care leaders in the nation. He has been a tremendous asset in our efforts to expand health care coverage to all Massachusetts residents,” Gov. Patrick said in the news release.
“Thanks to our work, more than 97% of our residents have access to affordable care. I appreciate all Jon has done to make the Commonwealth a leader in this great undertaking and I wish him well in his future endeavors,” said the governor.