Optum has won a $4 million project to help the Maryland state government update its health care exchange, MedCity News reported Sunday. Group spokesman Matt Stearns told the publication the two-month project involves performance and stability upgrades on the Marylandhealthconnection.gov website. Meredith Cohn writes the Columbia-based company is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, the same […] More

Centene Corporation provides government-backed high-quality and cost-effective healthcare services to uninsured and underinsured American consumers. Below, we get to see the leaders and executives who with their expertise and fresh perspectives drive the company in the right direction. Learn about Centene Corporation leaders, founders, executives, and other team members and the role they play in […] More

Healthcare is one of the industries that commands the largest portion of the federal government’s budget. It encompasses many institutions, such as public health agencies, laboratories, departments, and health insurance programs, including CHIP, Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA Marketplaces. To ensure the effective delivery of healthcare services to Americans, numerous federal government agencies award healthcare […] More

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has appointed new executives to its Health Care Business leadership team. Dave Corbett will serve as head of Sales and Client Engagement and Jeff Diamond has been promoted to senior vice president of Commercial Operations. “[Corbett] brings tremendous experience in nurturing client relationships and leading high-performing sales teams that will help us deliver more value for our clients,” said Josh Schoeller, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions' health care business.

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TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 24, 2019 — Cognosante appointed Jamil Hermes, former chief growth officer at OptumServe, to the same position, GovCon Wire reported Oct. 17.

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Patrick Gerding, formerly vice president for sales at Health Catalyst, will assume the same role at Livongo, FedHealthIT reported Tuesday.

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CNSI announced on Tuesday that Kelly Loeffler has joined the company as the vice president of deals, strategy & capture. Loeffler will be responsible for developing and executing the company’s growth strategy and identifying, developing and evaluating partnership and investment opportunities.

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CNSI announced on Thursday that Melissa Fannin has joined the company as the senior vice president of Federal Business Development.

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Don Shanks, former senior capture executive at ASRC Federal, has joined technology services contractor NTT Data as a senior director, FedHealthIT reported Wednesday.

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Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that Robert Wilkie, secretary of Veterans Affairs, was inducted into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his achievements in modernizing the VA electronic health care system. This honor marks the first Wash100 Award win for Wilkie.

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