From regional plans to large, for-profit health insurers, 2026 has marked a year of executive transition. Here are 22 C-suite executives who recently shared plans to leave or transition within their organization: 1. Centene CFO Drew Asher is departing his…
Executive Moves
CVS Health has appointed JPMorgan Chase’s Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Teresa Heitsenrether, to its board of directors, effective Nov. 18. The company also announced the departure of board member Larry Robbins, effective Aug. 13. Mr. Robbins, founder and CEO…
Centene CFO Drew Asher is stepping down at the end of 2026. According to an Aug. 17 news release, Mr. Asher will retire at the end of 2027, staying with the company next year to ensure a smooth transition. Mr.…
Lia Gass Rodriguez, MD, is joining Oscar Health as chief health officer. The company shared the update on LinkedIn Aug. 13. Dr. Rodriguez had worked at CVS Health as a leader for CVS Healthspire Payor Solutions and Aetna. Previously, she…
William Crowley, BSN, executive director of clinical operations for Health Care Service Corp.’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, will join the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois as CEO Aug. 24. Over his 25-plus-year career, Mr. Crowley has held…
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Humana has named James “J.P.” Holland as senior vice president and president of Medicaid, effective Aug. 17. In his new role, Mr. Holland will lead the company’s Medicaid business, which currently serves more than 1.6 million members across 11 states.…
Kedar Mate, MD, is joining Blue Shield of California’s board of directors, according to an Aug. 10 news release. Dr. Mate is currently chief medical officer of Qualified Health AI, an enterprise AI platform he founded for health systems. Previously,…
CVS Health’s pharmacy benefit manager, CVS Caremark, is bringing on Keith Reynolds as chief growth officer. Chief Sales Officer Jim Fowler will transition into retirement, according to an Aug. 7 LinkedIn post from Mr. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds had spent 25…
Elevance Health’s Amerigroup Community Care of Georgia, a Medicaid organization, named Tich Changamire, MD, PhD, as its president, effective Aug. 12. According to an Aug. 7 news release shared with Becker’s, Dr. Changamire will work on care coordination, quality and…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health Plan’s Medicare products president, Angela Perri, is resigning, effective September. Ms. Perri shared the update Aug. 7 on LinkedIn. She will no longer teach at the University of Pittsburgh, as well. She will pursue another opportunity with…