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S&S Health Announces Two New Additions to its Board of Directors, Don Weinstein and Richard Fleder

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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S&S Health (“S&S” or the “Company”), a leading provider of administration and technology solutions for health plans for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the appointments of Don Weinstein and Richard Fleder to its Board of Directors.

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  • S&S Health (“S&S” or the “Company”), a leading provider of administration and technology solutions for health plans for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the appointments of Don Weinstein and Richard Fleder to its Board of Directors.
  • “We are pleased to welcome Don and Richard to the Company’s Board,” said Vincent Esposito, CEO of S&S.
  • “Don and Richard provide key product and technology insights and bring significant experience building value across companies in the healthcare benefits and insurance services sectors.
  • Mr. Weinstein holds an M.B.A from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University, an M.S.

Everest Appoints Industry Leader Glen Browne to Global Head of Accident & Health

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Thursday, December 21, 2023
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Everest Group, Ltd. (“Everest”) (NYSE: EG), a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions, today announced Glen Browne has been appointed to Global Head of Accident & Health (“A&H”), effective immediately.

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  • Everest Group, Ltd. (“Everest”) (NYSE: EG), a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions, today announced Glen Browne has been appointed to Global Head of Accident & Health (“A&H”), effective immediately.
  • Mr. Browne will continue to report to Adam Clifford, co-lead of Everest Insurance International®.
  • “Glen’s appointment underscores Everest’s commitment to the A&H market, and the global businesses who need our protection to thrive in the heightened risk environment,” said Mike Karmilowicz, President and CEO of Everest Insurance®.
  • He was also Head of Accident & Health at AIG Far East.

Cigna Healthcare Expands 2024 Medicare Advantage Plans Offering Customers More Variety and Value

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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Cigna Healthcare offers a $0 premium plan in every state we serve, ensuring that we can meet our customers' unique budgets, health and lifestyles."

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  • Cigna Healthcare offers a $0 premium plan in every state we serve, ensuring that we can meet our customers' unique budgets, health and lifestyles."
  • Supplemental options: Cigna Healthcare's Medicare Supplement plans are available in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
  • Cigna also offers companion products for Medicare customers, such as standalone dental plans, and a combined plan including dental, vision, and hearing.
  • The Cigna names, logos, and marks, including THE CIGNA GROUP and CIGNA HEALTHCARE are owned by Cigna Intellectual Property, Inc. Subsidiaries of The Cigna Group contract with Medicare to offer Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO plans and Part D Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) in select states, and with select State Medicaid programs.

Kaiser Permanente Announces New Health Plan Leadership

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Friday, September 22, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandon Cuevas has been selected as executive vice president for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan with national accountability for health plan strategy, capabilities, and operations, effective October 1, 2023. Cuevas' responsibilities will span consolidated operations for the organization's 8 regional health plans covering 12.7 million members with revenues of $95.4 billion, managing a national infrastructure committed to the performance, growth, and expansion of value-based care within Kaiser Permanente's existing markets and beyond. 

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  • Brandon Cuevas has been named EVP for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, and Tom Curtin has been promoted to SVP, Commercial Group Business
    OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandon Cuevas has been selected as executive vice president for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan with national accountability for health plan strategy, capabilities, and operations, effective October 1, 2023.
  • As executive vice president, Cuevas will oversee all health plan capabilities including sales, account management, product, pricing, underwriting, forecasting, provider relations and network analytics, marketing and other health plan services.
  • He brings expert health plan leadership with deep customer, market, and line of business experience.
  • Before joining Kaiser Permanente, Curtin held sales and marketing leadership roles at the Segal Co., Group Health, Inc., CIGNA, HealthSource, and Blue Cross Blue Shield in Massachusetts.

Brent Bennett Joins Lane VC as Venture Partner, elevating Mobility Investments

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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Brent Bennett Joins Lane VC as Venture Partner, elevating Mobility Investments.

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  • Brent Bennett Joins Lane VC as Venture Partner, elevating Mobility Investments.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Brent at Lane VC as a Venture Partner," said Kasey Evans, Founder and Managing Partner of Lane VC.
  • Bennett brings to Lane VC a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record of success in venture capital, technology, and entrepreneurship.
  • "I am honored to be joining Lane VC, a firm that has already made significant strides in investing in leading mobility technologies," said Brent Bennett, Venture Partner at Lane VC.

Zelis Announces Sue Schick as President and New Chief Revenue Officer

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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Zelis , a technology company modernizing the healthcare financial experience for all, today announced that Sue Schick has joined the company as President and Chief Revenue Officer.

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  • Zelis , a technology company modernizing the healthcare financial experience for all, today announced that Sue Schick has joined the company as President and Chief Revenue Officer.
  • Sue is a healthcare executive with more than 30 years of experience in the health plan industry across sales, employee benefits, regional management, strategy and growth.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230403005555/en/
    Sue Schick, President and Chief Revenue Officer at Zelis (Photo: Business Wire)
    Sue has extensive executive leadership experience at leading health plans.
  • “We’re thrilled that Sue is bringing her client-centric leadership and proven record of delivering innovative products and strategies to market to Zelis.

Babylist Enters the Healthcare Industry Following Its First Strategic Acquisition

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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At launch, Babylist Health improves the process of ordering a breast pump through health insurance.

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  • At launch, Babylist Health improves the process of ordering a breast pump through health insurance.
  • This launch is the company’s first entry into the $3T U.S. healthcare industry .
  • As part of the development process, Babylist made a strategic acquisition of a durable medical equipment supplier (DME) specializing in maternal health.
  • The acquisition provided industry expertise and relationships that accelerated its entry into healthcare.

Akido Names Trusted Industry Leader Leslie Margolin as Head of Healthcare Networks, a New Role for the Fast-Growing Full Stack Medical Network

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akido, a full stack, tech-enabled medical network reimagining healthcare from the ground up, has expanded its executive team with the appointment of renowned industry leader Leslie Margolin as its Head of Healthcare Networks.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akido, a full stack, tech-enabled medical network reimagining healthcare from the ground up, has expanded its executive team with the appointment of renowned industry leader Leslie Margolin as its Head of Healthcare Networks.
  • Akido is transforming the healthcare experience, building sustainable, performance-based programs for physical and mental health designed around social determinants of health (SDoH).
  • Its new healthcare model is built to break systemic inequities and unlock opportunities for impactful preventive care.
  • “Leslie is a true pioneer and an architect of much of what works best in today’s modern healthcare model.

Day Zero Diagnostics Welcomes Healthcare Business Leader Gail Marcus to its Board

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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"We are pleased to welcome Gail Marcus to the Day Zero Diagnostics Board of Directors.

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  • "We are pleased to welcome Gail Marcus to the Day Zero Diagnostics Board of Directors.
  • "I'm excited to work with the Day Zero Diagnostics executive team and board as the company continues to advance its disruptive approach to infectious disease diagnosis, with the mission to help curb the growing global healthcare crisis of antibiotic resistance," said Gail Marcus.
  • Day Zero Diagnostics most recently announced an additional $8.2 million in non-dilutive funding from CARB-X for the development of its sequencing based diagnostic system.
  • Day Zero Diagnostics was founded in 2016 by a team of clinicians and scientists from Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital.

WindRose Health Investors Adds Bank's Apothecary to Behavioral Health Pharmacy Platform; Announces Eric Elliott as Chief Executive Officer

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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Bank's, through a merger with Terrapin Pharmacy and Ganse Apothecary, significantly expands the footprint of WindRose's behavioral health pharmacy platform.

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  • Bank's, through a merger with Terrapin Pharmacy and Ganse Apothecary, significantly expands the footprint of WindRose's behavioral health pharmacy platform.
  • WindRose recapitalized Terrapin Pharmacy in December 2021 and Ganse Apothecary in June 2022.
  • In conjunction with the acquisition of Bank's, WindRose announced Eric Elliott as the Chief Executive Officer of the combined company.
  • WindRose Health Investors, LLC ("WindRose") makes equity investments in companies that operate within the services sectors of the healthcare industry.