Who is the North Carolina Business Coalition on Health?
Our Mission
The North Carolina Business Coalition on Health brings employers together to use their collective voice to improve the quality, affordability and value of healthcare in North Carolina. We advance this mission while supporting a healthier workforce and a stronger business environment through three areas of focus:
EDUCATE
Empower employers with the knowledge, resources and actionable insights they need to make informed healthcare and benefits decisions.
ADVOCATE
Champion the employer voice in advancing higher-quality, more affordable and more transparent healthcare.
INNOVATE
Foster collaboration and explore new approaches that help employers improve healthcare value and outcomes for their employees and families.
Leadership
Jon R. Rankin, President & CEO
Jon leads NCBCH as president and CEO. Prior to this, he spent over 25 years leading benefits and total rewards at various large employers, with prior years in operations management and service as a US Army officer.
Executive Committee
Paula Legendre Stop, Board Chair
Paula leads NCBCH's Board of Directors as Board Chair, in addition to her role as Director of Total Rewards at The Fresh Market where she is responsible for the company benefit and compensation programs.
Katie Sens, Secretary
Katie serves as NCBCH's Board Secretary in addition to her role as Director of HR at Autobell Car Wash.
Kim Davis, Treasurer
Kim serves as NCBCH's Treasurer in addition to her role as Sr. Director HR Operations, Compensation & Benefits at Alex Lee, Inc.
Counsel
Zeev Neuwirth, MD; Medical Director
Zeev Neuwirth, MD, serves as NCBCH's Medical Director. Author of bestselling books “Reframing Healthcare: A Roadmap For Creating Disruptive Change” and “Beyond the Walls: Megatrends, Movements, and Market Disruptors Transforming American Healthcare” and host of podcast "Creating a New Healthcare"
Melissa Weaver, Legal Counsel
Melissa Weaver, JD, serves as NCBCH's Legal Counsel in addition to her role as Partner at Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP.
Board Members
Teresa Huffman, Culp
Tim Genovese, Glen Raven
Hannah Cockrum, PWT
Ben Archer, Lockton
Larry Reece, USI
History
The North Carolina Business Group on Health (NCBGH) was formed in 2011 following a series of organizing meetings with business leaders in Charlotte and Raleigh. The organization was officially established on May 31, 2011, as a North Carolina nonprofit, with its first formal meeting held that October.
In 2019, NCBGH became the Regional Leader for The Leapfrog Group in North Carolina, helping advance greater transparency, patient safety and healthcare quality across the state.
In 2023, the organization became the North Carolina Business Coalition on Health (NCBCH), reflecting our growing role as a coalition of employers and key healthcare stakeholders. At the same time, NCBCH reorganized as a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational nonprofit, expanding our ability to educate, collaborate and advance higher-quality, more affordable healthcare for employers, employees and communities across North Carolina.
NCBCH Today
Today, NCBCH brings employers together with healthcare leaders and other key stakeholders to address the issues affecting healthcare cost, quality and value in North Carolina.
Through education, collaboration and advocacy, we help employers better understand the healthcare marketplace, share effective strategies and add their collective voice to efforts to improve healthcare across the state.
NCBCH also connects North Carolina employers with national expertise and resources through our membership in the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, a nonprofit, purchaser-led organization representing employer and purchaser coalitions across the country.
Employer members have opportunities throughout the year to participate in NCBCH Spring and Fall Forums, educational programs, roundtables, collaboratives and other initiatives.