Ling Yao

Ling Yao is an experienced healthcare executive with a strong background in healthcare economics, risk adjustment, and strategic development for Medicare Advantage programs. Most recently, Ling has held the position of Senior Healthcare Economics Consultant and Associate Director of Healthcare Economics at Chief, focusing on empowering women in leadership roles. Prior roles include serving as Head of Medicare Markets at Healthfirst, where responsibility encompassed growth and profit strategies for the Individual Medicare Advantage product portfolio, and Director of Risk Adjustment, Quality, and Regulatory Reporting at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, emphasizing revenue growth and quality improvement for Medicare and Medicaid products. Additionally, Ling served as Senior Director of VBC Strategy and Director of Healthcare Economics at UnitedHealth Group, partnering with major Medicare Advantage plans to enhance risk-adjusted revenue through multi-year strategies. Ling holds a Master of Arts in Geographic Information Science and Cartography from The University of Toledo and a Bachelor of Engineering from Tongji University.