Yusuf Rashid

With 20 years in healthcare, Yusuf has an extensive breadth of experience covering health plan managed care as well as direct patient care. As Vice President of Pharmacy and Vendor Relationship Management at Community Health Plan of Washington, Yusuf has enjoyed a wide range of responsibilities, including all aspects of the prescription and medical drug benefits, development of several clinical initiatives starting from strategic inception to budgeting, vendor contracting, implementation, and operations. Other vendor experience includes telehealth, nurse advice consultation services, utilization management, care management and population health programs. Yusuf’s competency with operations has allowed him to successfully lead several departments through highly regulated program audits. Yusuf is a recognized authority and thought leader in the area of emerging therapeutics, and he currently serves on the Washington State Emerging Therapeutics Workgroup.