President and CEO
Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness
Washington, District of Columbia
Debbie Witchey began her tenure as the President and CEO of the Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW) in 2024. ABHW member companies provide coverage to over 200 million people in both the public and private sectors to treat mental health, substance use disorders, and other behaviors that impact health and wellness.
Previously, Debbie served for more than 20 years as the Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), an alliance of leading health industry CEOs representing all health care sectors. She also built an award-winning community health program for a hospital system in Charleston, SC, and served as deputy assistant secretary at the US Treasury Department in both a Republican and Democrat administration.
Debbie has a master’s in health administration from the Medical University of South Carolina and a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Duke University.
I13 - Managed Care and Value-based Payments
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM ET