A Message from Karen Love

Since 2018, Karen Love has served as the President of the Cook Children's Health Plan. Now after more than 40 years of full-time work, Karen has decided “it's time to embrace a different pace of life. At the end of September, I will be retiring to spend more time with my grandchildren and travel with my husband. While I am excited for this next chapter, leaving this organization—and all of you—is a bittersweet decision.

I want to be very clear about one thing: my retirement is a personal milestone, not a reflection of my confidence in our future. I remain absolutely committed to Cook Children’s and our Promise. This is especially true regarding our work as a Medicaid and CHIP health plan. We all share the deep-rooted belief that these families deserve a locally based, non-profit, and child-focused plan like ours. We continue to fight hard to retain our STAR/CHIP contract. While the legal status may still be unfolding when I step down, please know that I will remain available to the System to assist in that fight in any way needed. My heart is still very much in this cause and will remain so until it is resolved."

Please click here to watch the special video that Karen made for her team. She has granted us permission to share with all of you.