Michael Lawton

Michael Lawton is the Chief Executive Officer of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida. Leading a team of over 400 associates, helping the 350,000 members in Medicaid Managed Care, Long Term Care, Dual Special Needs Plan (DSNP) and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP), lead healthier lives and helping the health system work better. Before joining UnitedHealthcare, Michael served as Vice President of Managed Care and Network Development for the University of Florida Health System and Shands Hospital, where he operated a Medicaid Provider Sponsored Organization on behalf the University and lead all managed care operations for over 2000 physicians and 7 hospitals. He has served for more than 25 years in various executive roles in health systems and managed care organizations and has served the health care industry in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, and Florida.