BCBS North Carolina names chief medical officer

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has named Marcus Wallace, MD, as chief medical officer and vice president of clinical operations and innovation.

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Dr. Wallace will oversee care management, healthcare programs, clinical innovations and clinical effectiveness, according to a Nov. 8 news release shared with Becker’s.

Most recently, he served as regional vice president at Elevance Health, where he oversaw clinical operations for nearly 2 million Medicaid members in California, Nevada and Washington. He has also held leadership roles at Centene, UnitedHealth, Health Net and Aetna.

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