Evan Kaplan

Evan Kaplan is Chief Compliance Officer of Simplura Health Group. Reporting directly to both the CEO and the Board of Directors, he oversees the Corporate Compliance Program and is responsible for establishing standards, controls, and policies pertaining to regulatory requirements and promoting legal, ethical, and proper conduct. Evan liaises with Federal and State agencies, leads corporate efforts related to the detection, investigation, and prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse, and manages the use of outside counsel. Evan considers the Compliance Department to serve as a support function. As such, he involves himself in operational activities across all levels of the organization and aims to ensure that his advice to stakeholders takes into account key business objectives.

Immediately prior to joining Simplura, Evan was the Chief Compliance Officer of AlphaCare of New York where he helped navigate its entry into MAPD, D-SNP, I-SNP, and FIDA product lines. Prior to Alpha Care, Evan was an Assistant Vice President for Affinity Health Plan, where he organized its lobbying efforts, managed the many operational changes dictated by Medicaid Redesign Team initiatives, and served as Corporate Secretary to its Board. This managed care experience was preceded by Evan’s provision of consultative services to several State Medicaid agencies while a Senior Consultant with Burns & Associates. Evan is a former Assistant Attorney General and litigated State of Georgia’s most complex and highest-profile healthcare cases.

Evan received a B.A. and M.P.H. from Emory University and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.