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Luarnie Bermudo, MPH, MS, is a seasoned health care leader with over 16 years of experience in health care delivery, specializing in Managed Care. Currently, she serves as the director of provider services at the Health Plan of San Mateo, where she oversees a network of over 12,000 providers.
Previously, Luarnie was the director of transitional care services at Homebridge in San Francisco and was the director of health homes and HIV/AIDS services for Dominican Sisters Family Health Services in the South Bronx. She has served on the boards of the AIDS Alliance (A Ryan White Part D Advocacy Group), Little Wonders (A Parent and Child Co-Op), and she is currently a board member of Homebridge. Luarnie holds a BS from Old Dominion University and earned her MPH and MS from Eastern Virginia Medical School and Touro School of Osteopathic Medicine, respectively.
April 2026
