Michael was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Health Plans in July 2004. He served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer the previous 2 years following various operating roles within the organization, including Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Government Programs, overseeing the growth and development of the health plan’s Medicaid and Medicare businesses. Prior to officially joining Mercy Health Plans in 1996, Michael served Mercy Health Plans as a Management Consultant, providing support in a variety of areas, and assisting with the negotiation of agreements with a variety of service providers during the startup period of the health plan.

From 1984 through 1992, Michael founded, owned, and served as President & CEO of Managed Prescription Services (MPS), a national Pharmacy Benefits Management company (PBM), headquartered in St. Louis.  MPS was sold to Humana in 1992, and Michael left the company following an eighteen-month transition period and began general management consulting primarily in the Health Care Industry.

Michael was recently appointed to the State of Missouri's Health Care Information Technology Task Force.  Governor Matt Blunt created the task force in early 2006 to seek out ways to use technology to improve Missourians' access to health care.