BCBS Arkansas promoted Anne Gardner to chief privacy officer, according to a Jan. 27 news release shared with Becker’s. In the role, which Ms. Gardner stepped into in 2025, she oversees the company’s information privacy program, encompassing HIPAA compliance, impact…
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Centene’s Ambetter Health has named Gautam Aggarwal, MD, as chief medical officer. Dr. Aggarwal will lead the company’s clinical strategy and help to improve care quality, chronic condition management, and optimize utilization management, according to Jan. 19 news release. Since…
Alignment Health has named Adnan Mansour as chief digital officer. Mr. Mansour formerly served as senior vice president and chief information officer at Optum Insight, the data and analytics arm of UnitedHealth Group. At Alignment, he will focus on scaling…
CalOptima Health CEO Michael Hunn is retiring on Dec. 31, 2026. Mr. Hunn was named interim CEO of the insurer in 2021 and CEO in 2022. His accomplishments include creating street medicine programs, establishing a department dedicated to implementing CalAIM…
BCBS Minnesota appointed Allysia Jenkins, BSN, RN, DNP, as vice president of health solutions and Benjamin Pepin as vice president of affordability, according to a Jan. 22 news release. Dr. Jenkins’s new role will encompass case management, population health, utilization…
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Louisiana Blue Senior Vice President of Care Delivery Sabrina Hogan, MSN, will take on an expanded role leading the company’s largest regional office in Monroe, La., according to a Jan. 15 news release. “To ensure we continue to strengthen this…
Matt Hocks is taking over managing Sanford Health Plan and Security Health Plan, according to a Jan. 7 news release. Mr. Hocks, executive vice president and COO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, joined the system in 2004. He worked…
Kaiser Permanente has named its Colorado market president, Mike Ramseier, as senior vice president of national health plan markets. Mr. Ramseier has been with Kaiser since 2019. Before that, he served in senior leadership positions at Beacon Health Options and…
Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Plans has named Michael Hales CFO, effective Jan. 1. Mr. Hales will lead the financial, actuarial and Medicaid strategy for the health plan, while continuing in his current role as associate executive director…
Fidelis Care New York has named Paul Portsmore plan president and CEO, effective Jan. 5. Previously, Mr. Portsmore served in leadership roles at Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Healthfirst, and AmeriHealth New Jersey. “I’m excited to join Fidelis Care at a pivotal…