Leigh Hutchins

Leigh Hutchins is the Chief Executive Officer of NAMM California and PrimeCare Medical Network, Inc. (PMNI), affiliate organizations partnering with physicians to provide better quality and more affordable care to the residents they serve in Southern California. She also serves as the VP of Business Development for Optum Health. NAMM and PMNI coordinate care to over 450,000 members in Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties through 17 Independent Practice Associations (IPAs) comprised of over 700 contracted Primary Care Physicians. NAMM and PMNI partner with all of the major HMO carriers in Southern California for both commercial and Medicare lines of business and with several regional Medi-Cal payers.

Ms. Hutchins has over 30 years of progressively responsible health care management experience. She joined NAMM in 1993 and has held various positions with NAMM/PMNI in the areas of payor and provider contracting, network development, transactional services, and IPA operations. Her commitment to promoting the wellbeing of her communities has led to her active participation in charitable organizations such as the American Heart Association, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and the American Cancer Society.

Ms. Hutchins received her B.A. degree with honors in Pharmacology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.