Eric Linzer
President & CEO, New York Health Plan Association
In January 2018, Eric Linzer became president and CEO of the New York Health Plan Association (HPA), an Albany-based organization that represents 29 health plans in New York State. These plans provide comprehensive health care coverage to more than eight million New Yorkers.
As the chief executive of HPA, Eric is responsible for development of policy positions for the organization, advocacy with the executive and legislative branches of government, and serves as lead spokesperson to the media and the public on issues relating to the managed care industry.
Eric came to HPA from the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans (MAHP) where he spent 15 years in a wide range of positions, including overseeing legislative and regulatory advocacy, stakeholder outreach and engagement, media relations and communications, and operational activities of the association.
He holds a JD from Suffolk University Law School, a Master’s degree in Political Science from Suffolk University and earned his Bachelor’s degree from Boston College.