From several new CEOs to a chief ethics officer at Centene, these are 10 payer exec moves reported by Becker's in the first half of September:
- Humana added former Intuit CEO Brad Smith to its board Sept. 15. He was CEO at Intuit from 2008 to 2018.
- Former Evernorth and Express Scripts CEO Tim Wentworth was named chair of the board at Forge Health Sept. 14, a value-based behavioral health provider.
- Former UnitedHealthcare CEO Steve Nelson was named CEO of JenCare, a senior-focused primary care practice, on Sept. 13. He was CEO at United from 2017 to 2019.
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia President Jeff Ricketts is retiring in September after 40 years with the company.
- Hometown Health named Bethany Sexton CEO Sept. 12. Former CEO David Hansen is retiring Oct. 7.
- Former UnitedHealthcare CEO Ken Burdick was named CEO of mental healthcare provider LifeStance Health Sept. 8. He was CEO at United from 2006 to 2008.
- Former CMS Administrator Seema Verma joined the healthcare advisory board of AI-driven payer technology developer Shift Technologies Sept. 7.
- UPMC Health Plan's Workpartners promoted Pat Kalnas to vice president of business development, sales and marketing Sept. 6.
- Centene subsidiary WellCare of Kentucky named Chirag Patel, MD, its chief medical officer and Marc Nyarko its COO Sept. 6.
- Centene named Ashlee Knuckey as chief ethics and compliance officer Sept. 1.