Highmark has named Jay Sheehy as president-elect of Highmark West Virginia. Mr. Sheehy was most recently chief underwriting officer at Gravie, a health benefits company, according to a July 9 news release. He also held roles at EmblemHealth, AIG and…
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UnitedHealthcare has named four CEOs to lead government-focused units of the company, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. In May, former UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty stepped down, and Stephen Hemsley returned to lead the business. Since Mr. Hemsley became CEO,…
Humana has named Damian Warren as chief digital officer. Mr. Warren was most recently head of consumer digital channels experience at U.S. Bank, according to his LinkedIn profile. He joined the company in 2016. At Humana, Mr. Warren will focus…
Aetna’s former president Brian Kane has been named a senior advisor at healthcare and technology private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. Mr. Kane will advise the firm’s healthcare team to help “foster innovative collaborations and strategic partnerships across…
UnitedHealth Group has named Mike Cotton as CEO of the company’s Medicaid business, the company confirmed to Becker’s. The role of Medicaid CEO had been vacant after former CEO Krista Nelson was named COO at Optum Health in May. Bobby…
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Independent Health President Jim Dunlop has departed from his role, Buffalo Business First reported July 8. Under a leadership succession plan, Mr. Dunlop was promoted to president in February 2024 after serving as executive vice president and CFO for three…
CareSource has named David Thomas as president of the company’s Ohio market. Mr. Thomas was most recently CEO of markets and Medicaid at Centene, according to a news release shared with Becker’s July 7. He was named CEO of Centene’s…
Amar Desai, MD, is out as CEO of Optum Health, Bloomberg reported June 26. Patrick Conway, MD, CEO of Optum, will also take over as CEO of Optum’s health division, Bloomberg reported, citing an internal memo. Dr. Desai will remain…
Curana Health has named Derek Chao, MD, as president and chief medical officer. Previously, Dr. Chao served as CEO of Optum Health’s western region, where he oversaw operations and care delivery across nine states. He had been with the company…
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…