Humana co-founder, longtime CEO dies at 88

One of Humana’s longtime CEOs and co-founder David Jones died Sept. 18 at age 88, according to the Louisville Courier Journal.

Advertisement

Mr. Jones led the company as CEO for 37 years, watching it evolve from a nursing home and hospital chain into an insurance company. He was board chairman for 44 years before retiring in 2007.

Bruce Broussard, Humana’s current CEO, told the Louisville Courier Journal he and the Humana team were saddened by the news.

“In his extraordinary lifetime, David changed the lives of so many people. As co-founder of Humana, he planted a seed that today has grown into a company that serves millions of people in their healthcare needs, helping them live healthier and happier lives,” he said.

Read the full article here.

More articles on payers:
UnitedHealth confirms $3.2B Equian deal
10 states with the highest uninsured rates
Massachusetts hospital president: BCBS putting profits over patients

Advertisement

Next Up in Payer

  • Florida Blue and Fort Lauderdale-based Broward Health went out of network on July 1. The network split impacts all Broward…

  • Chorus Community Health Plans, the insurance arm of Milwaukee-based Children’s Wisconsin, will not offer individual and family ACA plans past…

Advertisement

Comments are closed.