Hi, my name is Christina Whitcher
I'm your SVP of Managed Care and Payor Strategy

Christina brings over two decades of experience in healthcare leadership, with a focus on aligning payor strategy with clinical and operational excellence. She joined Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center in 2025 as the Senior Vice President of Payor Strategy. In this role, she leads enterprise-wide initiatives to strengthen payor relationships, expand access to care, and drive strategic growth.

Prior to joining Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight, Christina served as Vice President of Provider Engagement at Imagine Health, where she led national network expansion efforts and developed innovative provider partnership models.

She’s also held multiple leadership roles focused on payer strategy and value-based reimbursement for a multi-state specialty hospital portfolio and spent over a decade leading complex hospital and provider contracting initiatives across multiple markets.

Christina is known for her strategic mindset, collaborative leadership style, and ability to build strong partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem. She is passionate about driving sustainable growth through innovation, transparency, and data-informed decision-making.