Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona tapped Woodrow Myers, Jr., MD, to serve as CMO and health strategist.
Here are four points:
1. Dr. Myers has previously served as executive vice president and CMO at Anthem and director of healthcare management at the Ford Motor Co.
2. He also served as health commissioner for New York City and the state of Indiana.
3. In his new role, Dr. Myers will oversee the payer's healthcare innovations, strategic provider partnerships and clinical decision making.
4. He will succeed Vishu Jhaveri, MD, who retired at the end of 2017.