Stephen Harris currently serves as HCSC’s President of Government Markets, leading the financial performance, long-term growth and execution of Medicaid and Medicare lines of business including sales, regulatory oversight, market performance, product, risk adjustment and STARs.

Stephen, a seasoned health care executive with a deep background in government programs, has more than 20 years of experience in business operations and performance improvement in the health care industry. Stephen most recently served as Plan President of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, where he successfully delivered growth, operational excellence, and solid financial performance.  With a deep background in government programs, he added responsibility for the Medicaid line of business across HCSC’s five-state region in March 2024. Stephen joined HCSC in 2018 as Divisional Senior Vice President, Government and Consumer Solutions and additionally served as HCSC’s Medicaid President.

Stephen is a certified public accountant and holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and a BA in Accounting from Michigan State University.