Leadership

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. 

As a provider-integrated plan, Allina Health | Aetna can focus on quality rather than network negotiations, Chief Medicare Officer Britta Orr says. 

Payer leaders are turning their attention to health equity, prior authorization, AI and more as 2024 approaches. 

There are nearly 4,000 Medicare Advantage plans for older adults to choose from nationwide for 2024, and payers are launching unique benefits aimed at serving specific and segmented populations.

Starting in 2025, Aetna will take over a three-year health benefits contract for more than 740,000 North Carolina state employees, public educators, retirees and their dependents, upending a 45-year relationship between the state and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of…

Centene is adding a new member to its executive leadership team, with Susan Smith set to become COO Jan. 1.