{"id":895979,"date":"2026-04-01T07:11:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/elevance-health-latest-insurer-to-shake-up-management-ranks\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T07:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:11:55","slug":"elevance-health-latest-insurer-to-shake-up-management-ranks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/elevance-health-latest-insurer-to-shake-up-management-ranks\/","title":{"rendered":"Elevance Health Latest Insurer To Shake Up Management Ranks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure role=\"presentation\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imageio.forbes.com\/specials-images\/imageserve\/634fd98138f2f6f4c4c9a291\/ElevanceHealth\/0x0.jpg?width=960\" alt=\"ElevanceHealth\" data-height=\"1224\" data-width=\"1632\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Elevance Health Tuesday announced several management changes across its health insurance and Carelon health services businesses to &#8220;to strengthen execution, enhance operational performance, and drive continued growth across its businesses,&#8221; the company said March 31, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><small>Elevance Health <\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Elevance Health <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elevancehealth.com\/newsroom\/elevance-health-announces-leadership-appointments-to-strengthen-execution-and-drive-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.elevancehealth.com\/newsroom\/elevance-health-announces-leadership-appointments-to-strengthen-execution-and-drive-growth\" aria-label=\"Tuesday announced\">Tuesday announced<\/a> several changes to its management ranks at both the health insurance business and its Carelon health services that includes new chief finance officers at each unit. <\/p>\n<p>Elevance, which is the nation\u2019s second largest health insurer behind UnitedHealth Group\u2019s UnitedHealthcare, is best known for its operation of Anthem brand Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in 14 states. In addition, Elevance manages Medicaid via contracts with multiple states and also sells individual coverage under the ACA known as Obamacare. The company also has a growing Carelon healthcare services business.<\/p>\n<p>Like many of its rival health insurers, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brucejapsen\/2025\/07\/17\/elevance-health-is-latest-insurer-to-cut-profit-targets-as-costs-surge\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brucejapsen\/2025\/07\/17\/elevance-health-is-latest-insurer-to-cut-profit-targets-as-costs-surge\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"company has been battling\">company has been battling <\/a>rising medical expenses from customers in its health plans and its stock price has been hit hard.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the company, which will continue to be lead by longtime chief executive officer Gail Boudreaux, said the new leadership appointments across its health benefits and Carelon busineses will position &#8220;the company<br \/>to strengthen execution, enhance operational performance, and drive continued growth across its businesses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we continue to execute on our strategy, these leadership appointments strengthen our ability to deliver consistent, high-quality performance and drive continued growth,\u201d said Gail Boudreaux, President and Chief Executive Officer of Elevance Health. \u201cWe remain focused on improving affordability,<br \/>enhancing outcomes, and delivering long-term value for the people and communities we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elevance named the following executives to new positions: <\/p>\n<p>* Aim\u00e9e Dailey has been named President of Government Business, with responsibility for Medicare, Medicaid, Federal Government Solutions and Group Retiree Solutions. \u201cDailey has played a pivotal role in expanding Elevance Health\u2019s government programs, strengthening state partnerships, and improving access and outcomes for millions of members,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Will Feest will serve as President of Carelon Insights, in addition to his role as Chief Operating Officer for Carelon. \u201cFeest has led financial and operational strategy across Carelon, Commercial and Government Health Benefits, and will focus on advancing analytics-driven performance and strengthening enterprise alignment,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 William Fleming will join the company as Chief Growth and Strategy Officer for Carelon, responsible for growth strategy, partnerships, and portfolio expansion. \u201cFleming brings more than 30 years of experience across healthcare services and insurance, including leadership roles at Humana where he drove innovation across pharmacy, home health, and care services,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Darrell Oliveira has been named Chief Financial Officer for Carelon, \u201cbringing extensive experience in capital strategy, financial performance, and transformation, with prior leadership roles at MetLife, Prudential, and MassMutual,\u201d the company said.<br \/>\u2022 Jeff Plante has been named Chief Financial Officer for the health benefits segment. \u201cMost recently serving as President of Carelon Insights, Plante has led the growth of analytics, payment integrity, and value-based care solutions and brings deep experience across finance, operations, and strategy,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>The company didn\u2019t announce any departures on Tuesday but a month ago <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elevancehealth.com\/newsroom\/elevance-health-announces-management-changes-cfo-mark-kaye-to-expand-responsibilities-to-include-carelon-and-felicia-norwood-to-lead-consolidated-health-benefits-organization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.elevancehealth.com\/newsroom\/elevance-health-announces-management-changes-cfo-mark-kaye-to-expand-responsibilities-to-include-carelon-and-felicia-norwood-to-lead-consolidated-health-benefits-organization\" aria-label=\"the company said\">the company said<\/a> the top executive at Carelon, Peter D. Haytaian, who has been  Executive Vice President and President of Carelon, is leaving the company effective May 4, 2026, in \u201corder to devote more time to family commitments.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not providing any additional changes beyond what was noted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elevancehealth.com\/newsroom\/elevance-health-announces-leadership-appointments-to-strengthen-execution-and-drive-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.elevancehealth.com\/newsroom\/elevance-health-announces-leadership-appointments-to-strengthen-execution-and-drive-growth\" aria-label=\"in the press release,\u201d\">in the press release,\u201d<\/a> Elevance spokeswoman Leslie Porras said Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brucejapsen\/2026\/03\/31\/elevance-health-latest-insurer-to-shake-up-management-ranks\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Bruce Japsen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elevance Health Tuesday announced several management changes across its health insurance and Carelon health services businesses to &#8220;to strengthen execution, enhance operational performance, and drive continued growth across its businesses,&#8221; the company said March 31, 2026. Elevance Health Elevance Health Tuesday announced several changes to its management ranks at both the health insurance business and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":895980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[115506,267],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-895979","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-elevance","8":"category-health"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=895979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/895980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=895979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=895979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=895979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}