Centene’s Meridian of Illinois named Henish Bhansali, MD, chief medical officer. Dr. Bhansali shared the update June 10 on LinkedIn. He will work across Medicaid and other government products, including the dual-eligible special needs plan Wellcare Meridian Dual Align. “I…
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CMS has named Melissa Fannin as chief of workforce strategy. “I am honored to rejoin the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, this time as an SES Political in the Office of the Administrator,” she wrote on Linkedin on June…
R1 RCM has named Eric Tagliere chief information officer. Mr. Tagliere most recently served as chief technology officer at Humana, where he led the company’s technology operations to advance their cloud and technology modernization strategy, according to a June 9…
Keith Payet is joining Highmark as the government business segment president, according to a June 8 news release. Mr. Payet will focus on Medicaid, dual-eligible special needs plans, Medicare Advantage, Children’s Health Insurance Program and individual ACA offerings amid federal…
Michael Cole has been named executive vice president at Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health and president of the health system’s insurance division, effective June 15. He most recently served as president and CEO of Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon and Regence…
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Alvaro Molina will serve as interim South Florida market president for Florida Blue, effective June 12. Mr. Molina, currently the Miami market leader, is taking over as David Wagner retires, according to a May 28 news release. Mr. Molina has…
Accuity, an AI-driven clinical revenue integrity company, has named Hannah Hartung as COO. Ms. Hartung will lead operational strategy and execution across delivery functions as the company expands its health system partnerships nationwide, according to a June 2 Accuity news…
Susan Larkin, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Independence Blue Cross, has left her role, as of June 1. According to her LinkedIn profile, Ms. Larkin had spent about 16 years at the company. In a June 2…
Healthy Blue Kansas, which focuses on Medicaid coverage and dual-eligible special needs plans, named Siobain Bonilla as its president. Healthy Blue Kansas is a collaboration between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Highmark-affiliated BCBS Kansas City and an Elevance…
Longitude Health has named Colin Drylie COO of Longitude FX, a member-owned agentic utility aimed at advancing shared services from patient access to revenue cycle and back-office functions. In his new role, Mr. Drylie will oversee platform operations for Longitude…