Richard Snyder, M.D. is the senior vice president and chief medical officer at Independence Blue Cross (IBC). In this role, he is the company’s chief clinical spokesperson, and he has overall corporate responsibility for medical, quality and pharmacy management, and all clinical policies and programs.
Dr. Snyder currently leads IBC’s efforts to improve the quality of patient care by transforming all primary care delivery to the patient-centered medical home model, supported by specialists and hospitals working in accountable care organizations.
Dr. Snyder is active in a variety of state and professional advisory committees. He chairs the National Council of Physician and Pharmacy Executives at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and serves on the boards of the Health Care Improvement Foundation; HealthShare Exchange of Southeastern Pennsylvania, a regional health information organization (HIO); and Pennsylvania eHealth Partnership Authority, which is responsible for providing statewide and national exchange among HIOs. He also serves as chair of the board of directors for the American Heart Association Association of Southeastern, PA, Great River Affiliate.
He is a member of the American Medical Association, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Snyder is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.