Leadership

In June, Elevance Health named Kofi Essel, MD, as its first food as medicine program director, signaling a paradigm shift within one of the country's largest healthcare organizations. 

In 2023, these eight Blue Cross Blue Shield leaders shared with Becker's about the latest initiatives at their companies and their thoughts on some of the most pressing issues in healthcare today.

From several clinical executives to those at the helm of subsidiaries, 10 Elevance Health leaders sat down with Becker's in 2023 to share about the company's latest initiatives and its response to wider healthcare trends.

One of Blue Cross Blue Shield's longest-serving CEOs is looking toward retirement after 17 years. 

Payer executives are keeping a close eye on artificial intelligence, drug costs, behavioral health and more in 2024. 

UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, Elevance Health and Cigna Group have been named world and North America leaders for corporate sustainability on the 2023 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices.

From big achievements in the Medicaid space to snagging a multibillion dollar health benefits contract in North Carolina, these five Aetna division leaders shared their thoughts with Becker's in 2023:

Taylor Swift is the fifth-most powerful woman in the world, and CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch is the sixth, according to Forbes' ranking of the world's most powerful women. 

Pittsburgh-based UPMC will transfer 6 million patient records from nine EHRs to Epic Systems by mid-2026, a move that will enable its clinicians with better data to improve health equity and quality, according to Johanna Vidal-Phelan, MD.

Aetna Better Health of Kentucky CEO Paige Mankovich is zeroing in on improving specific disease states and building health at the community level.