Inclusive Disability is very much part of the business for top 17 health insurance companies , revealed the Disability Equality Index (DEI), the nation’s most comprehensive annual benchmarking tool. It is facilitated by leading nonprofits Disability: IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)covering this year’s 319 top-scoring companies. Anthem holds the top position followed by Blue Cross of Massachusetts, Michigan, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and California. On the seventh position is Centene followed by Cigna and CVS. Humana has been ranked Thirteenth, preceded by Highmark and Excellus, Kaiser Permanente, Tufts and Unitedhealth Group.

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Centene Corporation appointed Colin Toney, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Strategy Group, as Executive Vice President, Mergers, and Acquisitions, effective immediately.  Toney will report to Chairman, President, and CEO Michael Neidorff. “Colin’s expertise brings exceptional leadership to our mergers and acquisitions strategy and talented team. At the same time, I want to thank Jesse for his years of service. I wish for our leaders to achieve what they want for their own careers, and I wish Jesse the best in his next chapter,” said Mr. Neidorff. 

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Cigna has named Bonnie Evelyn as market president for its health care and related benefits plans in Georgia/Alabama. She replaces former market president Bryan Holgerson, who was promoted to Chief Underwriting Officer for Cigna U.S. Commercial. In her role as market president, Evelyn’s responsibilities include serving employer clients with over 500 plan employees, while ensuring that Cigna’s offerings meet evolving client and customer needs for affordable, predictable, and simple health care.

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