Msc Picks President To Replace Fred Jacot

A Chicago-area executive has been named president of Medical Service Corp. of Eastern Washington.

Henry Keaton will replace Fred Jacot, who retired last month after 13 years in the post.

MSC is the largest medical insurance provider in Eastern Washington.

Keaton has been heading the Midwest operations of MetraHealth, a network with more than 600,000 members. In addition, he has worked for Travelers Insurance Co., Kaiser-Permanente and the Chicago Hospital Council.

A University of Illinois graduate, Keaton was also founding president of a non-profit health maintenance organization sponsored by Chicago-area doctors and hospitals. , DataTimes