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BlueCare Tennessee Promotes Reid Smiley To Vice President

  • Thursday, May 15, 2014
Pictured:  Reid Smiley
Pictured: Reid Smiley

BlueCare Tennessee’s Chief Financial Officer Reid Smiley has been promoted to vice president of state and government finance.

Mr. Smiley is responsible for oversight of financial planning and administration of BlueCare’s Medicaid contracts with the Bureau of TennCare.  "He is playing a key role in BlueCare’s work to expand operations into Middle Tennessee as part of its new TennCare contract which begins Jan. 1, 2015,: officials said.

“Reid has been a valuable and trusted part of our leadership team since coming to BlueCare in 2011,” said Scott Pierce, president and CEO of BlueCare, the Medicaid subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.

“This promotion is a reflection of the value he brings and the increased responsibilities he has taken on over the past three years.”

Mr. Smiley has been with BlueCross since 2003, serving as a director of valuation and data analytics in actuarial before moving to BlueCare in 2011. Overall, he has more than 16 years of insurance industry experience.

Mr. Smiley is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries as well as a Certified Public Accountant. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College. He also earned a master’s degree in actuarial science from Ball State University and an MBA from Purdue University.



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