For almost 25 years, Joseph Honcz has worked in the insurance, managed care/pharmacy benefit management (PBM) and pharmaceutical consulting industries. Honcz brings a wealth of knowledge in the clinical cost of care strategies, product development and innovation arenas. As the Principal at C4i, a healthcare consultancy, he helps clients to demonstrate value, to communicate it powerfully while guiding clients past roadblocks and detours to find the most direct route to commercial success. As a leader in pharmaceutical and health care he harnesses insights from his experience and pairs it with expert analysis to differentiate client’s medical innovation across the access and reimbursement continuum. Prior to starting C4i, Honcz was the Vice President for Clinical Product Development focused on Care/Utilization Management for Humana. As part of this role he instituted the Pragmatic development process to drive efficiency and speed to market product development. Preceding Humana, he was the Vice President, Director for the Access Experience Team at Precision for Value, a consulting firm of former payers, academics, health economists, data analysts, and marketing gurus. 

Prior to consulting he spent two decades within managed care. Honcz was the Executive Director in the Network and Clinical Services division at Aetna. In this role he led several teams focused on innovative cost of care management strategies, clinical informatics and the implementation of Lean methodologies to improve operations. Before this role he was a team leader within the Aetna Innovation Labs where he was responsible for developing disruptive healthcare technology/programs. In this role he led numerous enterprise-wide projects such as the launch of Pharmacy solutions for both ACA Public and Private Healthcare Exchanges. 

He has held several senior leadership positions at Health Net and Anthem. Honcz’s extensive managed care knowledge is augmented by a diverse work experience that includes opportunities at Pfizer and CVS Health. Honcz began his career as a Staff Pharmacist at Walgreens. He received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut. He is a Registered Pharmacist and a member and diplomat for the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.