Bio

Bechara Choucair, MD, is senior vice president and chief health officer for Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Choucair oversees the organization’s efforts focused on improving the health of its 12.6 million members and the 68 million people who live in the communities it serves. He is also the author of Precision Community Health, a guide for public health innovation in policy, big data, media and community partnerships to improve health for all. Dr. Choucair’s work includes the creation of the nation’s largest social health network, integrated with Kaiser Permanente’s health care services, to meet the housing, food, and transportation needs of its members. As chief health officer, he is accountable for the care of over 1 million Kaiser Permanente Medicaid members and those who are dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare. Additionally, Dr. Choucair is responsible for the organization’s environmental stewardship work including the commitment for KP to become carbon neutral in 2020. He manages Kaiser Permanente’s community health portfolio, including $3.4 billion dedicated to supporting medical financial assistance and charitable care as well as grants and community health initiatives.