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✦ Prime Therapeutics LLC, the PBM co-owned by 18 Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, hired a new data analytics executive team. The new hires include Urvi Randhar as senior vice president and chief information and technology officer, Sam Mohanty as vice president and chief data officer, and Sarah Taylor as vice president and chief analytics officer. Randhar was most recently vice president of digital products at Healogics Inc., while Mohanty previously worked at United Airlines Inc. and CVS Health Corp., and Taylor formerly held roles at UnitedHealthcare, UCare Minnesota Inc. and Medica Corp. Read more at https://bit.ly/376pKDn.
✦ CVS Health Corp. announced that Neela Montgomery will be executive vice president and president of its Pharmacy/Retail division, effective Nov. 30. Karen Lynch, who will take over as CVS’s CEO after Larry Merlo retires, praised Montgomery as “a seasoned retail industry leader with extensive digital and e-commerce experience” who “brings deep consumer insights.” Montgomery was previously CEO of Crate & Barrel Holdings Inc. Read more at https://bit.ly/3l63NJJ.
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