Renown Health Promotes Jenny Juchtzer to Vice President of Payer Contracting
January 22, 2026
Renown Health announced the promotion of Jenny Juchtzer to Vice President of Payer Contracting, recognizing her longstanding leadership, deep institutional knowledge, and significant contributions to the organization’s financial and strategic success.
In this role, Juchtzer will continue to lead all hospital and professional managed care contracting on behalf of Renown Health, the region’s only locally owned not-for-profit academic health system. She oversees payer negotiations, reimbursement strategy, and value-based contracting initiatives, working closely with executive leadership, population health teams, and operational stakeholders to ensure contracts support high-quality, affordable care for the communities Renown serves.
“Jenny’s promotion reflects her exceptional leadership, strategic expertise, and unwavering commitment to Renown’s mission,” said Anna Loomis, Chief Financial Officer at Renown Health. “She brings a strong command of payer strategy, deep analytical insight, and trusted relationships across the payer landscape that are critical as healthcare reimbursement models continue to evolve.”
Juchtzer has served Renown Health in progressively senior roles for nearly two decades. Most recently, as Head of Payer Contracting, she led all managed care negotiations for hospital and professional services, developed innovative contracting models, and strengthened long-term relationships with payers, brokers and employer groups. Her work has ensured contracts remain aligned with market dynamics, regulatory requirements, and Renown’s long-term business objectives.
Career Highlights
Earlier in her tenure, Juchtzer held key leadership roles across hospital billing, payer contracting, strategic program development and supply chain analytics. As Director of Hospital Billing, she oversaw more than $800 million in annual revenue, led denial prevention initiatives, and achieved a 98% success rate in surprise billing arbitrations through strong collaboration with clinical, utilization management and physician advisor teams.
“Renown Health has been my professional home for many years, and I’m honored to step into this role,” said Juchtzer. “I look forward to continuing our work to build strong payer partnerships, advance value-based care strategies, and support Renown’s mission to save lives, nurture minds and care for all people.”
Juchtzer holds a Master of Healthcare Administration from Western Governors University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. She is licensed as a health and life insurance broker with the Nevada Department of Insurance and is actively engaged in community-focused volunteer and board service.
About Renown Health
Renown Health is Nevada’s largest, not-for-profit integrated academic healthcare network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and northeast California. With a diverse workforce of more than 8,000 employees, Renown has fostered a longstanding culture of excellence, determination, and innovation. The organization comprises a trauma center, two acute care hospitals, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a medical group and urgent care network, and the locally owned not-for-profit insurance company, Hometown Health. Renown is currently enrolling participants in a community-based genetic population health study, the Healthy Nevada Project®. To join the Renown Health team, visit renown.org/careers.
Today, Renown Health released its 2027-2029 Community Health Implementation Strategy, outlining how the health system will work alongside community partners to address the most pressing health needs identified through the 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). Additionally, applications are now open for Renown's 2027 grant cycle. As northern Nevada's largest independent, locally owned not-for-profit academic health system, Renown Health reinvests 100% of its profits back into programs, services and partnerships that improve community health.
"The Community Health Needs Assessment helped us understand where our community faces the greatest challenges and opportunities," said Brian Erling, MD, MBA, President and CEO, Renown Health. "Our implementation strategy represents our commitment to action. Through collaboration, investment and measurable goals, we will continue working alongside community partners to improve health outcomes across northern Nevada. As a not-for-profit academic health system, this work is imperative to our commitment to improving our community's health and ensuring our resources are directed toward areas of greatest need.”
The three-year strategy focuses on four priority areas identified through the CHNA: mental health, access to health services, economic stability, and health risk behaviors and early detection. To support implementation of these priorities, Renown is opening applications for community funding opportunities designed to advance local solutions to identified health needs.
The 2027-2029 Community Health implementation strategy is available here.
“As Nevada's only not-for-profit academic health system, we are living up to our commitment of expanding access in order to meet the healthcare needs of our rapidly growing community,” said Brian Erling, MD, MBA, President and CEO of Renown Health. “Our plan to expand access to pediatric care through the Golisano Children's Hospital focuses on bringing new and advanced pediatric care options. Additionally, it prioritizes training and recruiting the best talent to our community through our academic integration with the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.”
Expanding not-for-profit mission by providing essential and advanced care to the community with primary care, urgent care, medical specialists, pharmacy, imaging and lab beginning in December 2027.
