During this post-pandemic period, a lot of people have been hired and retired from the US payer market, creating a sensation all around. Their contribution would definitely shape healthcare into a more comprehensive form in the years to come.
- Dave Anderson, President of HealthNow would retreat from his post at the end of 2021.
- Centene named Shannon Bagley as the executive VP and Chief Administrative Officer.
- Randi Berkowitz has been hired by Fallon Health as the Associate medical director of Summit Eldercare, one of the organization’s Programs of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly.
- SCAN Group appointed Binoy Bhansali as the VP of corporate development.
- Aetna’s Medicaid managed care business in California named Verne Brizendine as the CEO of the branch.
- Katie Casso has been designated as the VP and Corporate Controller by Centene.
- Metro Plus Health nominated Luren Lvereich Castaldo as the Chief Finance Officer.
- Chairman of Horizon Blue Cross, Kevin Conlin, of Blue Shield of New Jersey, would be retiring shortly.
- Missouri Care elected Jeff Davis as the president of the Healthy Blue Health plan.
- Care N’Care Health Plan appointed KLirk Erickstad as the Health plan’s New customer experience manager.
- Triple –S Management corp appointed Vicote Haddocl –Morales as the executive VP and CFO.
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota named Bukata Hayes its first vice president of racial and health equity.
- Texas Health Aetna, a joint enterprise between Arlington-based Texas Health Resources and Aetna, named Karl Hess interim CEO.
- Vicki Hildebrand joined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts as CIO.
- PacificSource Health Plans promoted Lindsey Hopper to executive vice president of lines of business.
- Brian Kane would descend down as Humana’s CFO on June 1.
- Centene named Brent Layton president of U.S. health plans, products, and international. He would also maintain his executive vice president title.
- Sarah London was named president of healthcare enterprises and executive vice president of advanced technology at Centene.
- Humana Military appointed Alefiyah Mesiwala, as CMO.
- Aetna listed Kristen Miranda as senior vice president of markets.
- Cigna named Robert Pettigrew president of its Medicare Advantage plans in Alabama, Mississippi, and Northwest Florida.
- Craig Samitt, MD, would be retreating as president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
- H. Robert Sanders was named executive vice president of global human resources at Centene.
- Centene subsidiary WellCare of Kentucky had nominated Joshua Sloop as CEO.
- Health Care Service Corp. appointed James Springfield as president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
- Health Alliance Plan appointed Richard Trembowicz as vice president of provider network management.
- Healthy Blue in Louisiana had selected Christa Valentine, MD, president.
- Regence BlueShield appointed Claire Verity as its new market president.
- Cigna named Lisa Wagamon president of its Medicare Advantage plans in the Carolinas.
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island designated Martha Wofford as president and CEO.
- Amerigroup Washington selected Anthony Woods as president of its Medicaid health plan.