Donald Crane

Don Crane is the former President and CEO of America’s Physician Groups, the nation’s leading professional association representing medical groups and independent practice associations practicing coordinated care. APG is the nation’s largest trade association that explicitly promotes capitation as the payment model for its members, all of whom accept various forms of risk-based capitation or other population-based payment. These groups are in the forefront of healthcare reform and represent the care model and payment methodologies adopted by federal legislation for the entire nation.

Mr. Crane served as President and CEO of the organization from 2001 to 2022. During his tenure America’s Physician Groups expanded from being a division of a regional hospital trade association consisting of 40 member groups to a national professional association consisting of over 340 physician organizations in 45 states, Washington, DC and Puerto Rico. Those physician groups employ or contract with approximately 170,000 physicians that provide care to approximately 90 million patients. Under Mr. Crane’s leadership, America’s Physician Groups has become the leading voice promoting value-based care in federal and California advocacy.

Mr. Crane currently serves on the advisory committees of several physician organizations and is providing consulting services to a number of healthcare firms operating in the value based space.

A seasoned healthcare attorney, Mr. Crane has served as corporate counsel for several major integrated health systems. Mr. Crane speaks regularly on healthcare issues to a wide variety of physician groups, hospitals, and other professional meetings.

In 2016 Mr. Crane received the prestigious Mathies Award for Vision and Excellence in Healthcare Leadership.

Mr. Crane received his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and his J.D. from Loyola University of Los Angeles.