Executive Moves

Rippl Care, a startup dementia care provider, has named Jamie Sharp, MD, as chief medical officer. 

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has named Brandon Cuevas as executive vice president for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. 

Prime Therapeutics has named Tizgel High as chief compliance officer. 

Sendero Health Plans has named Sharon Alvis as chief executive officer. 

Gold Kidney Health Plan has tapped two UnitedHealth veterans to assist with the company's national growth. 

Magellan Health, a subsidiary of Centene, has named Arthur Hennig as senior vice president and chief business officer for payer markets and Sara Pierce as senior vice president and chief business officer for the employer market.

AmeriHealth Caritas has named Melody Bonomo as Florida market president. 

From several new Blue Cross Blue Shield CEOs to a shakeup at Optum, these are 18 payer CEO moves reported by Becker's since Jan. 1:

Blue Cross of Idaho has named Melissa Kizilos, MD, as chief medical officer and Leslie Carter as chief operations officer. 

MetroPlusHealth has named Mary DiGangi as chief people officer.