CalOptima Health CEO Michael Hunn is retiring on Dec. 31, 2026. Mr. Hunn was named interim CEO of the insurer in 2021 and CEO in 2022. His accomplishments include creating street medicine programs, establishing a department dedicated to implementing CalAIM…
Executive Moves
BCBS Minnesota appointed Allysia Jenkins, BSN, RN, DNP, as vice president of health solutions and Benjamin Pepin as vice president of affordability, according to a Jan. 22 news release. Dr. Jenkins’s new role will encompass case management, population health, utilization…
Louisiana Blue Senior Vice President of Care Delivery Sabrina Hogan, MSN, will take on an expanded role leading the company’s largest regional office in Monroe, La., according to a Jan. 15 news release. “To ensure we continue to strengthen this…
Matt Hocks is taking over managing Sanford Health Plan and Security Health Plan, according to a Jan. 7 news release. Mr. Hocks, executive vice president and COO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, joined the system in 2004. He worked…
Kaiser Permanente has named its Colorado market president, Mike Ramseier, as senior vice president of national health plan markets. Mr. Ramseier has been with Kaiser since 2019. Before that, he served in senior leadership positions at Beacon Health Options and…
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Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Plans has named Michael Hales CFO, effective Jan. 1. Mr. Hales will lead the financial, actuarial and Medicaid strategy for the health plan, while continuing in his current role as associate executive director…
Fidelis Care New York has named Paul Portsmore plan president and CEO, effective Jan. 5. Previously, Mr. Portsmore served in leadership roles at Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Healthfirst, and AmeriHealth New Jersey. “I’m excited to join Fidelis Care at a pivotal…
St. Louis-based Mercy has named Paul Davis president of contracting and managed care, effective Jan. 19. Mr. Davis joins the health system from Humana, where he served as national vice president of network development and contracting, according to a Jan.…
Aetna Better Health of Kentucky named Chris Lindy as its new CEO, according to a Jan. 14 LinkedIn post from Jennifer Ruehl Nachreiner, the plan’s COO. Mr. Lindy will oversee health plan operations, drive clinical outcomes, establish partnerships and a…
Lacey Bergh will serve as the market president for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota once its affiliation with Cambia Health Solutions is confirmed, according to a Jan. 13 news release. In the role, Ms. Bergh will manage the…