Darryl Donlin, LCSW, MBA

Darryl Donlin, LCSW, MBA, is Vice President Client Partnerships, Beacon Health Options. In this role, he oversees all operational aspects of health plan accounts including clinical, quality, claims, and customer service.Donlin provides consultation to help maximize quality, cost of care and new clinical innovations focused on high risk populations. He negotiates health plan contracts, develops strategies to enhance service delivery and initiates collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders to advance the plan’s behavioral health vision.

Before that, Donlin was vice president of Network Operations for New Directions Behavioral Health®. He oversees all activities of Network Operations, including provider procurement, network expansion, value-based contracting and database management. Donlin leads network initiatives that shift the current volume-driven payment model to a value-driven model, which helps improve outcomes, enhance the member experience and drive down costs.

Donlin has served in leadership roles with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Aetna, CIGNA, and Oxford Health Plans for both behavioral and medical. He has also held positions in pharmacy benefit management and health care IT. His collective experience allows New Directions to develop a comprehensive and innovative network strategy to support company growth.

Donlin received a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Health Systems Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University, a Master of Social Work from Marywood College, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology/Mass Communications from Lycoming College.

New Directions offers behavioral health care solutions and services, including Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), managed behavioral health care, organizational consulting and health coaching programs. The fast-growing company partners with large regional health plans, Fortune 100 companies, employers and labor groups, and third-party administrators to help people live healthy, balanced lives. For more information, visit ndbh.com.