Executive Moves

Humana's chief medical officer, William Shrank, said in a LinkedIn post he is leaving the company on Aug. 5 after three and a half years.

Centivo, a self-funded health plan provider centered around value-based care, has named Tara Johnson as its first general counsel. 

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has named Senior Vice President and Executive Adviser Jeffrey Fernandez as CEO of Ochsner Health Plan, effective Aug. 1.

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield promoted Elaina Nix to director of operations at Medicare Advantage, Arkansas Business reported Aug. 2.

Centene board chair James Dallas will step down from his role before the company's 2023 stockholder meeting.

From a new CEO at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina to restructuring at Humana sparking the search for a new insurance president, these are 27 payer executive moves reported by Becker's in July:

WPS Health Solutions President and CEO Mike Hamerlik is retiring in 2023 after leading the company for 10 years. 

Blue Health Intelligence, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's data analysis licensee, named Bob Darin CEO, effective July 22. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has named Curtis Anders as vice president of provider networks and contracting. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has named Sherri Enright as senior vice president and chief human resources officer.