CVS Health has named Jeffrey Fernandez as senior vice president of Medicare at Aetna. Mr. Fernandez previously served as SVP of population health and CEO at Ochsner Health Plan. Prior to that, he held a variety of leadership roles at…
Executive Moves
Becker’s has reported on 15 new or departing leaders from some of the nation’s largest health plans since the start of 2025: 15 recent payer leadership moves:
Banner|Aetna has named John Byrnes as chief operating officer. Mr. Byrnes will manage daily operations and lead the Phoenix-based company’s strategic efforts, according to a June 3 news release. He has been with Aetna for more than 15 years, most…
The Cigna Group has appointed Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s Executive Chairman Michael Hennigan to its board of directors. Mr. Hennigan has been with Marathon since 2017 and previously served as CEO, according to a June 2 Cigna news release. His past…
Point32Health, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, has named Patrick Gilligan as its new CEO, effective June 16. Mr. Gilligan joins Point32Health from consulting firm CWH Advisors, where he was a partner. Previously, he…
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UnitedHealthcare Community & State CEO, Krista Nelson, has been named COO at Optum Health. Ms. Nelson served as CEO of the company’s Medicaid division beginning in 2024, and she has been with the company since 2009. “It has been an…
Humana has named Douglas Edwards as president of Humana Military. Mr. Edwards has nearly 10 years of leadership experience at Humana, according to a May 27 LinkedIn post from Humana. He was most recently senior vice president, enterprise associate and…
UnitedHealth Group’s former CEO Andrew Witty has resigned from the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. Witty will not stand for re-election as a director during the company’s annual shareholder meeting scheduled for June 2, the company said in…
McLaren Health Plan has named Danielle Devine as Michigan market president, effective immediately. In her new role, Ms. Devine will lead all operational aspects of McLaren Health Plan while leading strategies to expand and enhance services for members across Michigan,…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has named Margaret Anderson, interim president of Health Alliance Plan, as the health plan’s permanent president. HAP grew under Ms. Anderson’s leadership in 2024, now serving 476,000 members across Michigan and closing the year with a…