In April, President Donald Trump nominated Erica Schwartz, MD, to serve as CDC director. On June 16, she outlined steps to cut ties with her employer, UnitedHealth Group. As recently as May 2025, Dr. Schwartz served as UnitedHealthcare’s president of…
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James Polo, MD, will serve as chief medical officer for Optum Behavioral Health, according to a June 22 LinkedIn post. In his role, Dr. Polo focuses on clinical quality and policy, member experience, regulatory strategy, utilization management, affordability, innovation, and…
The specialty, frontier and home delivery pharmacies business of UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, has named Michael Einodshofer as CEO. Mr. Einodshofer most recently served as chief growth officer at Free Market Health, a healthcare technology company focused…
Clever Care Health Plan named Magda Lenartowicz, MD, as chief medical and innovation officer. In a June 18 LinkedIn post, the company said Dr. Lenartowicz brings over two decades of experience in value-based care for complex and high-risk populations. She…
Brady Priest is stepping down from his role as CEO of Clover Care Services, Clover Health’s home care business, effective July 3. He informed the company June 15. Mr. Priest was among the highest-paid Clover executives in 2025. In a…
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Optum Rx, UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, named Zack Jacobson as health plan market president, a June 15 LinkedIn post said. According to his LinkedIn profile, Mr. Jacobson was most recently the PBM’s chief pricing and underwriting officer. He has…
Centene’s Meridian of Illinois named Henish Bhansali, MD, chief medical officer. Dr. Bhansali shared the update June 10 on LinkedIn. He will work across Medicaid and other government products, including the dual-eligible special needs plan Wellcare Meridian Dual Align. “I…
CMS has named Melissa Fannin as chief of workforce strategy. “I am honored to rejoin the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, this time as an SES Political in the Office of the Administrator,” she wrote on Linkedin on June…
R1 RCM has named Eric Tagliere chief information officer. Mr. Tagliere most recently served as chief technology officer at Humana, where he led the company’s technology operations to advance their cloud and technology modernization strategy, according to a June 9…
Keith Payet is joining Highmark as the government business segment president, according to a June 8 news release. Mr. Payet will focus on Medicaid, dual-eligible special needs plans, Medicare Advantage, Children’s Health Insurance Program and individual ACA offerings amid federal…