- Cigna Corporation announced that Mark McClellan, M.D., has been appointed to Cigna’s Board of Directors.
- Dr. McClellan, a doctor and an economist, has focused his work on addressing a wide range of strategies and policy reforms to improve health care, including payment reforms to promote better outcomes and lower costs.
Cigna Corporation today announced that Mark McClellan, M.D., has been appointed to Cigna’s Board of Directors. Dr. McClellan’s appointment is effective December 1, 2018, unless Cigna’s acquisition of Express Scripts has closed prior to that date, in which case Dr. McClellan will join the board of directors of the combined company upon closing.
Dr. McClellan, a doctor and an economist, has focused his work on addressing a wide range of strategies and policy reforms to improve health care, including payment reforms to promote better outcomes and lower costs. Dr. McClellan has served as the Director of the Robert J. Margolis, MD Center for Health Policy at Duke University since 2015. Prior to that, he was the Director of the Health Care Innovation and Value Initiative at the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at The Brookings Institution where he had been a senior fellow since 2006. Dr. McClellan was also the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from 2004 until 2006 where he was responsible for administering the Medicare and Medicaid programs, including Medicare Part D, the prescription drug benefit program engendered by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act. Prior to that, he was the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and also served in the White House as a Member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.
“Mark’s combination of health care industry and economic expertise will strongly support Cigna’s efforts to drive health care affordability and quality, as we continue to innovate and deliver differentiated value for our customers, clients and communities — in alignment with health care providers,” said David M. Cordani, Cigna President and Chief Executive Officer.
“Mark joins Cigna’s board with a well-earned reputation for bi-partisan engagement and a proven commitment to helping improve the health care system, which are essential qualities for the dynamic environment in which Cigna operates,” said Isaiah Harris, Jr., Cigna Chairman of the Board.
Date: July 5, 2018
Source: BusinessWire