Executive Moves

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has named Brian Bauer as its new vice president of application solutions.  

Vytalize Health, a value-based care company that provides analytics and recommendations to primary care providers, has added two members to its board of directors, including former UnitedHealth Group CEO Dave Wichmann. 

Medicare Advantage company Alignment Health has named Melinda Kimbro as its new chief people officer.

Prime Therapeutics has promoted Mostafa Kamal to be the pharmacy benefit manager's next CEO. 

Longtime Centene executive Brent Layton is joining the board of directors for healthcare startup Homeward. 

Independence Blue Cross has promoted Daniel Brown to vice president of provider reimbursement analysis and administration, Michael Hébert to vice president of provider contracting, and Obadiah Sang to vice president of corporate development and strategic investments.

UCare has tapped former Kansas Medicaid Director Jon Hamdorf, PhD, to lead its effort to win a Medicaid contract in the state. 

Pennsylvania has appointed Michael Humphreys as the state's next insurance commissioner. 

Former UnitedHealthcare executive Philip Kaufman has been named CEO of Sevita, a home and community-based healthcare company. 

Elevance Health has named Kofi Essel, MD, as its new food as medicine program director, a company spokesperson told Becker's June 23.