Executive Moves

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has named Anthony Jones as vice president of external affairs. 

Darrell Gray, MD, was named president of Wellpoint Maryland, a subsidiary of Elevance Health. 

Centene subsidiary Meridian of Illinois has named Cristal Gary as plan president and CEO. 

Former UnitedHealth Group CEO David Wichmann has been elected to board of directors for technology-driven physician enablement company Privia Health. 

From its top attorneys to the president of its PBM, these are nine executive departures from the Cigna Group over the last year:

From the CFO of its government business division to the COO of Carelon, these are 11 executive departures from Elevance Health and its subsidiaries over the last year:

Select Health, the nonprofit insurance arm of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, has named Sean Dunroe as market president of the company's Canyons Region, which includes Utah and Idaho.

WPS Health Insurance has named Nicole Oishi as vice president of execution and service delivery.  

Priority Health has named Rick Abbott as senior vice president of employer solutions, effective July 31.

AHIP has tapped LaShawn McIver, MD, director of CMS' Office of Minority Health, as chief health equity officer.