Medicare Advantage company Essence Healthcare names new president

Lumeris, a St. Louis-based managed services provider, has named Umar Farooq as president of its Medicare Advantage plan, Essence Healthcare.

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Previously, Mr. Farooq was general manager and market president at Commonwealth Care Alliance of Boston and was a vice president at Centene, according to a Sept. 20 news release.

The Essence plan is one of the nation’s top-rated MA plans. In 2022, it received five stars for its Missouri-Illinois plan and was named one of the top MA plans in Missouri by the NCQA.

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