Michael Stapley is president and CEO of Deseret Mutual which
provides a broad range of benefits to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
its affiliated organizations. These benefits
include medical, dental, disability, life, pension, retirement, and savings plans.
Previously, Michael served as
the acting executive director and deputy director of the Utah Department of Health where
he worked extensively in the development of health care policy. Currently, Michael serves as a member of the Health
Policy Committee and Board of Directors for the ERISA Industry Council (ERIC) which is a
membership organization representing the employee benefit interests of America’s
largest employers
Stapley is the founder and
chairman of the Board of the Utah Health Information Network and is vice chairman of the
Graduate Medical Education Council for the State of Utah.
He is also a member of the Scott Matheson Healthcare Studies Advisory
Committee at the University of Utah and a member of the Romney Institute Advisory Council
at Brigham Young University. He was recently
appointed to the Board of Directors of Health Insight which has responsibility for
community initiatives to improve the quality and effectiveness of health care in Utah and Nevada. Michael has served as chairman of the Utah Health
Access Steering Committee, as a member of the Utah Health Data Committee, chairman of the
Governor's Task Force on Catastrophic Health Expenses, and the Governor's Task Force on
Financial Barriers to Quality Health Care. |
