Article: People in the News / Experiences with illnesses led her to health-care field.(Judith L. Roman)(Interview)

Byline: Thomas J. Brady

Apr. 10--When Judith L. Roman was growing up, she spent a lot of time among ailing relatives, both at home and in the hospital. Her mother had severe diabetes, her maternal grandparents (who lived with her family) had Alzheimer's and other problems, and her younger sister Lisa had severe scoliosis, curvature of the spine. Her sister was eventually cured. All those years of exposure to illness and hospitals made Roman feel comfortable with the health-care field. She recently was named president and chief executive officer of AmeriHealth New Jersey. The subsidiary of Independence Blue Cross provides health-care coverage to nearly ...

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