On September 6, 2023, Alignment Healthcare, Inc. announced that Hyong (Ken) Kim, M.D., will serve as its Chief Medical Officer, effective as of September 25, 2023. Dr. Kim, age 54, has over 25 years of experience in the health care space and played an essential role in establishing the Company, having previously served as its chief medical officer from June 2013 to March 2018. From May 2022 to August 2023, Dr. Kim served as chief clinical officer of CareConnect MD, a home health care services company, where he was responsible for clinical modeling, data analytics and management of clinical staff.

He also served in an advisory role for CareConnect MD from July 2019 to May 2022. From July 2018 to July 2019, Dr. Kim was the chief medical officer of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (?CMMI?), where he advised on payment and clinical model development, and he chaired the Quality Improvement Council, creating operational pathways for performance reviews for all 36 CMMI models. Over 14 years, Dr. Kim held various roles at CareMore Health, starting as a hospitalist and ultimately serving as chief medical officer from June 2009 to March 2013.

Board-certified in internal medicine, Dr. Kim completed his medical residency at Loma Linda University and holds a bachelor?s degree and M.D. from Indiana University.