McLaren Health Plan Population Health Expert Named to National Committee
FLINT, Mich. – McLaren Health Plan, the 242,000-member health plan and part of statewide McLaren Health Care, announced today the selection of Yvanna Marlin-Guanga to the Health Equity Expert Work Group of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
As one of 14 members selected from across the nation, Marlin-Guanga’s appointment recognizes her leadership, expertise and long-standing commitment to improving health outcomes for local communities and health plan members. The committee brings together nationally recognized experts to help shape policies, strategies, and best practices that advance health care access throughout the country.
“This appointment is a tremendous honor and a reflection of Yvanna’s unwavering dedication to serving the needs of our members and helping to ensure they get the care need when they need it,” said Danielle Devine, Market President of McLaren Health Plan. “It also underscores our plan’s deep commitment of a community-focused approach to health care — listening to our members, hearing their concerns, and taking actions that allow us to best provide for their needs.”
In this role, Marlin-Guanga will collaborate with fellow workgroup members to support its mission and vision to improve the quality of health care and strive to advance care through quality measurement, transparency, and by helping to ensure that patients’ ability to access needed care services remains central to health care decision-making.
“I’m honored to be selected and proud to represent McLaren Health Plan on a national stage,” Marlin-Guanga said. “Health care access is not just a goal — it’s a responsibility. I look forward to contributing to work that helps remove barriers and improve access and outcomes for all.”
Marlin-Guanga joined McLaren Health Plan in 2023, where she is responsible for defining, implementing and administering unified strategies to identify initiatives to promote and support members’ access to care. She is a health communication leader with more than 12 years of population health experience and served on the first-ever Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Hubs Advisory Council.
NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization that sets quality standards for U.S. health care, accrediting health plans and providers, and developing performance measures to drive improvements.
Learn more about McLaren Health Plan at mclarenhealthplan.org.
About McLaren Health Plan
McLaren Health Plan (MHP), a subsidiary of McLaren Integrated HMO Group and part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has been operating as a Michigan-based, licensed health maintenance organization (HMO) since 1998 and today delivers health care benefits to more than 242,000 members who have access to a robust network of doctors and hospitals offering high-quality care throughout the state. The HMO was created to serve Michigan’s Medicaid population and added Individual and Medicare products – along with a third-party administrator called Health Advantage, Inc. – for self-funded employer groups. MHP is the only Medicaid health plan in Michigan offered to Medicaid beneficiaries in every county in the lower peninsula. The Plan is accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance and earned Accreditation in Health Outcomes and Community-Focused Care in 2021 for its efforts to identify and address barriers that prevent members from accessing high-quality care.
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 lives in Michigan, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. Learn more at mclaren.org.