A national consultant in health care, he was inducted into the National Hall of Fame in Philadelphia in 1989 for among other contribution. Pioneering in prepaid health service in the United States. Mannix conceived the idea of prepaid hospital insurance, a program which later developed into Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Mannix raised in Cleveland, was born to Henry H.and Cecelia Mannix, the eldest of seven children. Family medical bills led to financial troubles, which triggered Mannix to create a different payment system. While working at Mt. Sinai Medical Center as a youth, Mannix suggested the idea of prepaid medical insurance. He initiated the idea Elyria Memorial Hospital where he became a administrator in 1926, at 24 years of age. Appointed assistant director of University Hospital Case Medical Center in 1930. Two years later Mannix convinced the Cleveland Hospital Council to study prepaid hospital care. The study resulted in the creation of Cleveland Hospital Service Assns., (1934),model across the United States. Mannix later created a statewide Blue Cross plan both in Michigan (1939), enhancing national enrollment by wooing auto manufacturers,and Illinois (1944): he founded and directed the John Marshall Insurance Company (1946).
In 1948, Mannix returned to Cleveland as Chief executive of the Cleveland Hospital Service Association, later Blue Cross of Northeast of Ohio. He lived in Lakewood. He retired in 1965 and became a research consultant at Blue Cross. Mannix who was divorced, had 3 children, Rose Ann Post, Frank and John, Jr.
From The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
In 1948, Mannix returned to Cleveland as Chief executive of the Cleveland Hospital Service Association, later Blue Cross of Northeast of Ohio. He lived in Lakewood. He retired in 1965 and became a research consultant at Blue Cross. Mannix who was divorced, had 3 children, Rose Ann Post, Frank and John, Jr.
From The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
A national consultant in health care, he was inducted into the National Hall of Fame in Philadelphia in 1989 for among other contribution. Pioneering in prepaid health service in the United States. Mannix conceived the idea of prepaid hospital insurance, a program which later developed into Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Mannix raised in Cleveland, was born to Henry H.and Cecelia Mannix, the eldest of seven children. Family medical bills led to financial troubles, which triggered Mannix to create a different payment system. While working at Mt. Sinai Medical Center as a youth, Mannix suggested the idea of prepaid medical insurance. He initiated the idea Elyria Memorial Hospital where he became a administrator in 1926, at 24 years of age. Appointed assistant director of University Hospital Case Medical Center in 1930. Two years later Mannix convinced the Cleveland Hospital Council to study prepaid hospital care. The study resulted in the creation of Cleveland Hospital Service Assns., (1934),model across the United States. Mannix later created a statewide Blue Cross plan both in Michigan (1939), enhancing national enrollment by wooing auto manufacturers,and Illinois (1944): he founded and directed the John Marshall Insurance Company (1946).
In 1948, Mannix returned to Cleveland as Chief executive of the Cleveland Hospital Service Association, later Blue Cross of Northeast of Ohio. He lived in Lakewood. He retired in 1965 and became a research consultant at Blue Cross. Mannix who was divorced, had 3 children, Rose Ann Post, Frank and John, Jr.
From The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
In 1948, Mannix returned to Cleveland as Chief executive of the Cleveland Hospital Service Association, later Blue Cross of Northeast of Ohio. He lived in Lakewood. He retired in 1965 and became a research consultant at Blue Cross. Mannix who was divorced, had 3 children, Rose Ann Post, Frank and John, Jr.
From The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
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