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From Duluth to the Twin Cities, Nebraska and Madison, WI our teams spent this week volunteering at food banks across our hubs to support the issue of food security for people in need. Thank you to Second Harvest Heartland, Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, and COPE in Omaha for inviting our employees to sort and pack food up for our communities! This is all part of our Acts of Impact Volunteer program Medica--which supports our community partners through volunteer hours, monetary gifts, service projects, and donation drives for food, supplies, and more! #FoodSecurity #CorporateVolunteering #MedicaInTheCommunity

?? ?? Exciting news from our Board of Directors! We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Ugwuji Maduekwe has been named to Medica’s Board of Directors. ?? Dr. Maduekwe is an associate professor of surgery and director of regional therapies in the division of surgical oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee—she also serves as deputy director of, “Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment.” ?? Dr. Maduekwe was educated at the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, trained as a general surgeon at the prestigious Massachusetts General Hospital, and as a surgical oncologist at the University of Pittsburgh. She was born in Nigeria and came to the United States as a teenager before embarking on her medical training. ?? Dr. Maduekwe’s research focuses on health disparities in access to quality surgical oncology care and how that affects disparities in outcomes. ?? “Dr. Maduekwe is a terrific addition to the Medica Board of Directors,” said John Buck, Medica Board Chair. “She brings a deep understanding of the health care system and her research interests in health disparities and diversity in health care leadership strengthen Medica’s commitment to health care equity, which is a pressing matter for both the industry and all who engage with it.” Congratulations!!

???? Medica announces Adam Hjerpe as our Chief Operating Officer. ? In this role, Adam will lead our operational initiatives in alignment with the overall vision, strategy, and goals. This includes membership and enrollment, claims, customer service, configuration, and the project management functions. ? During his 10 years with General Electric and 20 years with UnitedHealth Group, Adam led complex business transformation and implementation in progressive leadership roles as a member of the executive leadership team. ? Adam earned his bachelor's degree in applied business from the University of Minnesota and holds a Master Black Belt certification. ? He serves as the board chair for Special Olympics 2026 USA Games coming to Minnesota. “Adam brings more than 30 years of experience in health care and financial services. His strong leadership skills and values align well and will greatly benefit Medica,” said Lisa Erickson, Medica President and CEO. “In addition, he will be responsible for implementation and execution of our long-term strategy and bringing our value proposition to life.” Welcome to the team, Adam Hjerpe!!

?? ?? Announcement ?? ?? Medica is happy to share Alicia Bartsh Reuter joins the organization as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer. ? In this role, Alicia will provide strategic direction and oversight for legal, compliance, privacy, regulatory affairs, public policy, risk management, community engagement, and the Medica Foundation. "We are fortunate to have a Chief Legal Officer of Alicia’s caliber at Medica to help guide us through the health care industry’s legal, compliance, and policy environment, which continues to evolve rapidly,” said Lisa Erickson, Medica President and CEO. ? Alicia brings more than 25 years of experience in the legal and healthcare industry, including more than 15 years with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota in progressive roles, most recently as Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. ? She began her career with Piper Sandler in investment banking and equity research. ? She also spent time with Split Rock Partners, SuperValu, and law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis PA.? ? Alicia holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Economics, from Macalester College, and she earned her Juris Doctor with honors from Mitchell Hamline School of Law. ? She serves on the board of Academy of Holy Angels.

We are still ?? ?? ?? from our company-wide townhall event last week in Madison! Hundreds of employees gathered together to listen to our leaders, enjoyed home-made chili during our chili cook-off, launched our Craft Connection project which involves making various crafts and letters for seniors in member-run assisted living facilities to combat social isolation, and successfully completed a March of Dimes walk right on our Madison campus which raised money and awareness for healthy babies and maternal outcomes. This is what company culture looks like!! #DHPbyMedica #TownHall #CompanyCulture

April is National Volunteer Month and we sure tried to make a difference in the communities we serve across our 3 hubs in MN, WI and NE! This week teams from our organization volunteered at various food banks and packed up all sorts of meals for folks: ?? ?? frozen ??, ?? (oyster crackers) and more! It was a great way to volunteer as part of our "Acts of Impact" program and do some team-bonding as well! Medica is dedicated to helping individuals and families have better access to nutritional food which then leads to better health outcomes! Thank you to Second Harvest Heartland and Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin for being such great partners! #MedicaInTheCommunity #FoodSecurity #NationalVolunteerMonth #CorporateVolunteering

As we recognize Black Maternal Health week here at Medica we want to share a personal story from our David S. Webster M.D., MBA as he details his twin sons' birth experience. Maternal health equity is deeply personal to Dr. Webster as his wife, who is also a physician, had a very traumatic birth with their sons--fortunately she lived to tell it and they are raising healthy teens now! We encourage you to read more ? about why healthy babies and birth outcomes are so important to us at Medica and what we are doing to back up that priority in the communities we serve. #BlackMaternalHealthWeek #HealthyBabies #HealthEquity #MaternalHealthMatters