Our Honoree

Samantha Olds Frey is the Chief Executive Officer for the Humana Gold Plus Integrated Plan. Prior to joining Humana, she served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans (IAMHP) for a decade. She is an experienced advocate for public and private health plans, improving access to quality health care for the uninsured, committed to enhancing consumer choice, and affordability of health insurance for all Illinoisans.

Samantha has nearly fifteen years of experience in the Illinois Medicaid program. She has experience coordinating legislative strategies, representing Medicaid Health Plans, and working closely with state agency administrators and provider partners to formulate and implement policy that positively impact members.

Samantha earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from St. Louis University and her Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University.