Frank Caporusso will serve as COO of Blue Shield of California, effective Sept. 1. According to an Aug. 27 news release, the company reconfigured its COO role. Mr. Caporusso will lead enterprise-wide operations, collaborate with the executive leadership team on…
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Mona Chitre, PharmD, will serve as the market president for the newly created employer and government markets segment under Optum Rx, UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager. Dr. Chitre will begin her role Aug. 31, according to an Aug. 26 LinkedIn…
GuideWell, parent of Florida Blue, has named Brad Phillips as executive vice president and chief financial officer. “His leadership will help ensure GuideWell has the financial foundation to invest in better care, expand access, and be here for the people…
Elevance Health announced two leadership changes Aug. 24, swapping the president of its New Jersey health plan into the top role at its behavioral health division and naming a longtime government affairs executive in his place. Patrick Fox, MD, has…
Highmark has named Gustavo (Gus) Giraldo as president of its health insurance division, effective immediately. Mr. Giraldo most recently served as senior vice president of individual and family plans at Aetna, and he’s previously held executive leadership roles at Magellan…
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has named Jeff Ahlers as CFO. Mr. Ahlers was previously vice president of finance and corporate controller at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners develops model…
Humana tapped Shantanu Nundy, MD, to serve as the company’s chief medical officer, effective Aug. 31. According to an Aug. 20 news release, Dr. Nundy will inform the company’s AI use, products and platforms. He will report to Humana President…
Commonwealth Care Alliance has named Pablo Hernandez, MD, as vice president and chief medical officer. Dr. Hernandez’s career has focused on healthcare for individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, according to an Aug. 11 news release. Most…
Centene’s Health Net named Eric Schmacker as plan president and CEO. Mr. Schmacker most recently held the same role at Silver Summit Health Plan, another Centene plan in Nevada, a LinkedIn announcement said. Leading up to his official appointment, he…
Healthcare Management Administrators, a third-party administrator owned by Cambia Health Solutions, has named Diane Zalewski as CEO. Ms. Zalewski most recently served as president of payer solutions at Cigna’s Evernorth. Before Evernorth, she held several roles at Cigna, including COO…