Rushil Desai, president and CEO of Aetna Better Health of Illinois, is stepping down from his role. “The impactful public-private partnerships we’ve fostered have been instrumental in innovating solutions, expanding reach, and strengthening the overall health ecosystem in Illinois,” Mr.…
Executive Moves
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has named Lee Grossman director of Medicaid. Mr. Grossman spent more than 14 years with the Wyoming Department of Health, where he most recently served as the state’s Medicaid director beginning February…
UnitedHealth Group has named Wayne DeVeydt as its new chief financial officer, effective Sept. 2. John Rex, who has been CFO since 2016, will become strategic advisor to CEO Stephen Hemsley on the same date. Mr. DeVeydt was most recently a…
Vanessa Colella has been named president and CEO of healthcare technology company Stellarus. Stellarus was created in January when Blue Shield of California launched a new corporate structure. The nonprofit insurer created a new parent company, Ascendiun, to oversee its…
Steve Collis is joining Elevance Health’s board of directors, effective Aug. 1. Mr. Collis is currently the executive chairman of the board for Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen), according to a July 28 Elevance news release. He joined the company in 1994…
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UnitedHealthcare’s specialty benefits CEO, Tom Wiffler, is departing from his role after more than 25 years with the company. Since 2017, Mr. Wiffler led the insurer’s dental, vision, disability, life insurance, indemnity products, hearing, pet insurance, and stop loss businesses.…
Clover Health has named Joseph Oldakowski vice president and controller. Mr. Oldakowski most recently served as vice president and corporate controller of Point32Health, according to a July 17 Clover Health news release. In that role, he led the integration of…
Highmark has named Jay Sheehy as president-elect of Highmark West Virginia. Mr. Sheehy was most recently chief underwriting officer at Gravie, a health benefits company, according to a July 9 news release. He also held roles at EmblemHealth, AIG and…
UnitedHealthcare has named four CEOs to lead government-focused units of the company, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. In May, former UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty stepped down, and Stephen Hemsley returned to lead the business. Since Mr. Hemsley became CEO,…
Humana has named Damian Warren as chief digital officer. Mr. Warren was most recently head of consumer digital channels experience at U.S. Bank, according to his LinkedIn profile. He joined the company in 2016. At Humana, Mr. Warren will focus…