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When Judith L. Roman was growing up, she spent a lot of time among ailing relatives, both at home and in the hospital.
Her mother had severe diabetes, her maternal grandparents (who lived with her family) had Alzheimer's and other problems, and her younger sister Lisa had severe scoliosis, curvature of the spine. Her sister was eventually cured.
All those years of exposure to illness and hospitals made Roman feel comfortable with the health-care field. She recently was named president and chief executive officer of AmeriHealth New Jersey. The subsidiary of Independence Blue Cross provides health-care coverage to nearly 265,000 residents in the state.
As president and chief executive, she said, "I'll be providing leadership to the organization, as well as vision and strategy."
AmeriHealth New Jersey's headquarters is in Mount Laurel, where Roman expects to spend the majority of her time when she's not traveling.
One of her biggest goals is "helping to improve members' health and to moderate medical costs through disease-management programs" such as those the insurer has in place for diabetes, congestive heart failure, oncology, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and coronary artery disease.
Last year, AmeriHealth New Jersey introduced an HMO health-care plan that does not require a referral to see a specialist who is in the HMO network.
"In today's environment, many members prefer not to have those kinds of restraints," she said.
Roman, 50, was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and reared in Oradell, N.J. She began her career in health care in the 1970s selling medical supplies. She joined AmeriHealth New Jersey in 2004 as vice president of provider relations.
Roman is also cofounder of the Jennifer Swift Fieldman Foundation, named for a longtime friend of hers who died of sarcoma at the age of 45. The foundation has raised more than $250,000, which has gone to fund research and to refurbish cancer-treatment rooms at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, N.J.
Roman and her husband, Jeffrey, a controller for Toyota Motors N.A., live in Glen Ridge, Essex County. They have two sons, Christopher, 23, and Gregory, 20.
In her spare time, Roman enjoys weight-training and running: "I run about nine miles a week, usually three miles three times a week. That's my goal."
"I also enjoy traveling," she said, adding that she and her husband are planning to go to Spain next month.
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