Jennifer Ruehl Nachreiner is a senior healthcare operations and population health leader with deep expertise in Medicaid managed care, health equity, and quality improvement. She currently serves as Chief Operating Officer at Aetna Better Health of Kentucky, where she oversees day‑to‑day operations of the Medicaid health plan serving more than 220,000 Kentuckians and leads enterprise‑wide efforts to improve member outcomes, provider partnerships, and performance. 

Jennifer brings more than a decade of experience across population health management, quality strategy, and value‑based care implementation. During her tenure at Aetna, a CVS Health company, she has held progressive leadership roles spanning health services, quality management, and population health, helping operationalize health equity initiatives and translate data‑driven insights into measurable improvements in care delivery. 

Known for her collaborative and execution‑focused leadership style, Jennifer frequently speaks on how Medicaid health plans can move from equity strategy to operational impact. She holds a degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is passionate about building high‑performing teams that deliver meaningful results for members and communities.