Governor Kevin Stitt  has appointed Kevin Corbett as the next agency director for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA).

“Kevin Corbett’s financial expertise and strong organizational leadership will serve the Health Care Authority and the State of Oklahoma well,” said Stitt. “Corbett will bring his wealth of experience in accounting and consulting to ensure OHCA’s $6 billion budget is being delivered on target and to effectively partner with other state agencies to improve care for the most vulnerable in our state. I look forward to working with Corbett in order to achieve Top Ten outcomes in Oklahoma.”  

Corbett will begin leading OHCA on August 15, and his appointment will require Senate confirmation in the 2020 legislative session.

Corbett previously served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer at Lagoon Water Solutions. Prior to this, Corbett served as a senior partner and Risk Advisory practice leader with Ernst & Young, retiring in 2017 with over 38 years of service. During his career, Corbett advised some of the largest companies in the U.S. and abroad, gaining extensive experience in a wide array of corporate matters, including public offerings, merger and acquisitions, debt restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings, risk management and transformational change.

The OHCA administers two health programs for the state: Soonercare, Oklahoma’s Medicaid program that works to improve the health of qualified Oklahomans by ensuring that medically necessary benefits and services are available, and Insure Oklahoma, which assists qualifying adults and small business employees in obtaining health care coverage for themselves and their families.