Pam Shipley, Centene’s chief strategy officer, has left the company, according to a May LinkedIn post. Ms. Shipley said she spent almost 14 years at Centene. Ms. Shipley’s first stint involved running plans in Mississippi and Georgia. She then worked…
Executive Moves
Optum Rx has named Jon Bosland as its next chief financial officer. “The PBM space is at an inflection point with rising utilization, accelerating cost pressures, and a technology landscape that is genuinely reshaping member expectations and how value gets…
Mosaic Health, a national primary care venture between Elevance Health and private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, has named Doug Wenners as CEO. Mr. Wenners most recently served as CEO of Grouper, a social fitness benefits platform, from July…
Elevance Health’s healthcare services subsidiary, Carelon, named Jeffrey Eaton as vice president and chief product officer, according to a May 21 LinkedIn post. Mr. Eaton was previously general manager of Health OS and risk platforms, which he will continue to…
Dara Francisco will serve as the interim CEO of Inland Empire Health Plan’s Health Access programs, according to a May LinkedIn post. An IEHP spokesperson told Becker’s that Ms. Francisco will oversee enhanced care management services, the care division and…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed the two vice-chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an expert panel that provides clinical preventive health recommendations to Congress, an HHS official confirmed to Becker’s May 21. John Wong, MD,…
John Wigneswaran, MD, has been named chief operating officer of the American Medical Association, effective June 1, according to a May 19 news release shared with Becker’s. In his new role, Dr. Wigneswaran will oversee AMA’s business operations, health solutions,…
SCAN Health Plan’s chief growth officer, Michael Blea, is leaving his role, according to a May 18 LinkedIn post. Mr. Blea said he has spent more than three decades in Medicare sales. According to Mr. Blea’s LinkedIn profile, he joined…
Matt Settergren joined Optum Financial, a financial services provider that focuses on consumer health accounts, as COO, according to a May LinkedIn post. Mr. Settergren’s most recent role was at financial services firm Wealth Enhancement. Previously, he worked in strategy…
Tim Spilker, who spent 18 years across Optum and UnitedHealthcare, has left the company, according to a May 18 LinkedIn post. Mr. Spilker’s most recent role, CEO of Optum Whole Health Solutions, focused on behavioral and population health solutions. He…
