There are 33 states that are using the federal ACA exchange as their health insurance marketplace for 2023, while 17 states and Washington, D.C. administer their own exchanges.
Executive Moves
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota has promoted Megan Houn to vice president of government affairs and public policy.
Providence Health Plan has promoted two employees to market president: Scott Burton to lead commercial and Shannon Drotning to lead consumer and specialty.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has named Todd Dunivant as senior vice president and COO.
Oscar Health has appointed Sanford Health CEO Bill Gassen to its board of directors.
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has named Keith Shah as executive vice president and chief health and innovation officer.
Independence Blue Cross has promoted Sushma Akunuru to senior vice president of business technology services and Kortney Cruz to senior vice president of government markets.
ConnectiCare President Karen Moran has left the company to become president of Humana Military, the Hartford Business Journal reported Dec. 2.
From several positions focused on government relations to a state investing more in value-based care, these are seven inaugural titles recently added to payer C-suites:
Commonwealth Care Alliance Health California has named Laura Mead Clapper, MD, as medical director.
