CVS Health’s pharmacy benefit manager, CVS Caremark, is bringing on Keith Reynolds as chief growth officer. Chief Sales Officer Jim Fowler will transition into retirement, according to an Aug. 7 LinkedIn post from Mr. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds had spent 25…
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Elevance Health’s Amerigroup Community Care of Georgia, a Medicaid organization, named Tich Changamire, MD, PhD, as its president, effective Aug. 12. According to an Aug. 7 news release shared with Becker’s, Dr. Changamire will work on care coordination, quality and…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health Plan’s Medicare products president, Angela Perri, is resigning, effective September. Ms. Perri shared the update Aug. 7 on LinkedIn. She will no longer teach at the University of Pittsburgh, as well. She will pursue another opportunity with…
Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan named Brian Sheridan, MD, as regional chief medical officer. According to an Aug. 4 news release, Dr. Sheridan will succeed Bruce Coplin, MD, in September. Dr. Sheridan joined the CDPHP board of directors in 2020…
Brad Kirkpatrick will serve as chief commercial officer for Elevance Health’s services business, Carelon, effective Aug. 10. In a July 29 LinkedIn post, Mr. Kirkpatrick said he will bolster the commercial strategy, enrich partnerships and build a more connected experience…
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From regional plans to large, for-profit health insurers, 2026 has marked a year of executive transition. Here are 19 C-suite executives who recently shared plans to leave their organization: 1. Brian Ternan, most recently president and CEO of Centene’s Health…
Humana’s board of directors has elected Paul Smith and Frederick Crawford as new members. Mr. Smith serves as chief commercial officer at Anthropic, where he leads commercial strategy and global go-to-market operations. He’s previously held leadership roles at ServiceNow, Salesforce…
GuideWell, the parent organization of Florida Blue, named Brian Ternan as its executive vice president of commercial business. Mr. Ternan has more than 35 years leading health coverage, GuideWell said in a July 28 LinkedIn post. According to his LinkedIn…
Kenneth Burdick, a former Centene executive, has left the company’s board of directors, effective July 28. Mr. Burdick was previously Centene’s executive vice president of products and markets, as well as CEO of WellCare Health Plans. He also served as…
Santa Clara Family Health Plan CEO Christine Tomcala plans to retire later this year after 11 years leading the insurer. The San Jose, Calif.-based plan’s governing board voted to appoint COO Chris Turner as interim CEO effective upon her retirement…