Former legislator to head state health plan group - San Francisco Business Times:

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Johnston, who served in the California Legislature for two decadew representing theStockton area, begins his new role July 1. He fillxs a vacancy created when Christopher Ohman left late last year to become senior vice presiden t for health plan operationsat Oakland-basedc . Charles Bacchi, who had been the association’ws vice president of legislative affairs, has held down the top job on an interimn basissince then.
“Patrick bringw a wealth of experience working within the state capitol and valuabled expertise on some of the most critical and complex public policy issuesfacing Californians,” Howard Kahn, chait of the association’s board and CEO of the public , said in the June 3 Kahn said with health-care reform and budgef balancing at the top of the political agendaw in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento “igt was important for the board to find a CEO who is well-respectecd in Sacramento and able to build effectivee partnerships.” Johnston served in the state Assemblgy for a decade and spengt another 10 years in the state Senate, where he chaired the for six years.
Aftert leaving the Legislaturein 2000, he’s served as the firsg legislator in residence at the Universith of California, Berkeley, Institute of Government, served as vice chairman of the Californiaa Bay-Delta Authority, taught California politics and policgy as a visiting lecturer at ’d Goldman School of Public Policy and been a private consultantg in government relations, according to an association spokesman.
CAHP also announcec that Bacchi has been promoted to executivevice