Kris Onaga

About Kris Onaga

Kris is committed to advancing healthcare to ensure people have access to affordable, high quality care. She has over 25 years of experience in the health care industry as a practicing pharmacist, consultant, health plan administrator, and sales leader. She builds and sustains effective business relationships with clients, consultants, partners/vendors, providers and members. Kris is dedicated to helping clients develop effective solutions to address today\'s rapidly evolving healthcare environment. She works to understand each client\'s goals, corporate culture, health benefits, and constraints to develop strategies and innovative solutions to meet each client\'s needs. Some consultation areas include benefits and coverage strategies (medical, pharmacy, dental), disruptive innovations in health care, and workplace wellness. Kris is an energetic, locally-recognized speaker on a variety of topics for the employer-audience, including pharmacy management, workplace well-being, and chronic health conditions.Kris also has leadership experience in pharmacy benefit management, including responsibility for business development, market evaluation, clinical services, rebate management, network contracting, sales, account management, operations, claims processing, customer service, Medicare D, Medicaid, regulatory requirements, and vendor/system transitions. She spent 16 years as a health plan administrator supporting medication purchasing decisions for members in Hawaii and over $300 million in pharmaceutical spend.

Experience

1. Employer Experience Clinical Consultant, Account Management & Sales

   HMSA

   Nov 2022 — Present · Honolulu, HI, US

Education

• University of Washington

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Pharmacy

  1992