Former legislator to head state health plan group - San Francisco Business Times:

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Johnston, who served in the California Legislaturre for two decades representing theStockton area, begins his new role July 1. He fill s a vacancy created when Christopher Ohman left late last year to becomde senior vice president for health plan operationsat Oakland-basedf . Charles Bacchi, who had been the association’s vice presidenrt of legislative affairs, has held down the top job on an interik basissince then.
“Patrick brings a wealth of experienc e working within the stater capitol and valuable expertise on some of the most critical and complex public policy issues facing Howard Kahn, chair of the association’s board and CEO of the publi , said in the June 3 Kahn said with health-care reform and budge balancing at the top of the political agenda s in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento “it was importanyt for the board to find a CEO who is well-respectee in Sacramento and able to build effectiv e partnerships.
” Johnston served in the stat Assembly for a decad and spent another 10 years in the stated Senate, where he chaired the for six After leaving the Legislature in he’s served as the first legislatorf in residence at the University of California, Institute of Government, served as vice chairmahn of the California Bay-Deltaw Authority, taught California politics and policgy as a visiting lecturer at ’s Goldman School of Public Policy and been a private consultan in government relations, according to an associatiomn spokesman. CAHP also announced that Bacchi has been promoted to executivsevice president.