Aetna appointed Lisa Baird as the CEO of Aetna Better Health of Missouri and Corey Pleasants as CEO of Aetna Better Health of Pennsylvania, according to April 2 LinkedIn posts. Ms. Baird has spent nearly 20 years leading Aetna Medicaid…
Executive Moves
New York City-based VillageCare appointed Shaun Ruskin to serve as president and CEO of the organization and its managed care plan, VillageCareMAX. VillageCare specializes in supporting older adults, those with chronic conditions and those seeking continuing care, offering at-home and…
Peter Kuipers, CFO of the technology-centered physician enablement and Medicare Advantage organization Clover Health, stepped down March 30. The move does not stem from a “disagreement” with the company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices, Clover…
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Executive Director Kim Bimestefer is stepping down just as state lawmakers prepared to formally call for her ouster. In a bipartisan draft resolution obtained by Colorado Politics, state lawmakers criticized Ms. Bimestefer…
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has named Kurt Small as its next president and CEO, effective May 4. Mr. Small currently serves as president of Medicaid at Elevance Health and previously held executive leadership roles at BCBS Minnesota, Highmark and Aetna. CareFirst’s…
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Elevance Health has made six senior leadership appointments across its health benefits and Carelon businesses. 1. Aimée Dailey has been named president of government business, with responsibility for Medicare, Medicaid, federal government products, and group retiree plans. She previously served…
SCAN Group chose Aman Bhandari, PhD, to serve as its first chief AI officer, according to a March 27 news release. Dr. Bhandari will lead enterprise AI and advanced analytics at SCAN. The organization is focused on deploying AI to…
Centene has named Kate Casso senior vice president of finance operations and innovation and Theodore Pienkos corporate controller and chief accounting officer. Ms. Casso has been with Centene for more than two decades and has served as the company’s corporate…
Christy Valentine Theard, MD, will serve as the plan president for Anthem BCBS Medicaid in New York, according to a March 24 news release shared with Becker’s. Dr. Valentine Theard served as CEO of Healthy Blue Louisiana, which manages Medicaid…
Priority Health named Brian Steele, DO, as senior vice president and chief medical officer, effective April 6, according to a March 23 news release from the insurer. Dr. Steele will run the insurer’s clinical and pharmacy efforts, including population health…