Kaiser Permanente Chief Executive Bernard Tyson, a high-profile voice in U.S. health policy, died unexpectedly Sunday. Mr. Tyson, CEO of the Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit hospital system and health insurer since 2013, died unexpectedly in his sleep, Kaiser said in a statement. Mr. Tyson joined Kaiser Permanente roughly 30 years ago and held roles in hospital and health plan operations before succeeding George Halvorson as CEO, Kaiser said. Kaiser Permanente expanded into medical education and new markets under Mr. Tyson, who in 2015 announced the nonprofit would launch a medical school in Southern California. Mr. Tyson was also a leading African-American CEO, touching on issues of race relations in some of his public writings and speaking.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 10, 2019 23:33 UTC