A little more than one year after Dr. Sachin Jain moved from Merck to join Anthem subsidiary CareMore as Chief Medical Officer, he is moving again. This time, it’s up — to lead the company as its president, according to a company statement. The management shift comes as CareMore President Leeba Lessin retires this week.
CareMore’s main patient population has been high-cost, high-need seniors. In an emailed statement, Jain said he’s keen to continue to expand CareMore to new populations as it has done in the Medicaid space in coordination with Amerigroup in Memphis, Tennessee and in Des Moines, Iowa.
He added that CareMore would continue to champion provider collaboration such as with the Emory Health System in Atlanta. It would also add new technology to its care model, Jain said.
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Lessin will stay on as a consultant for provider strategies and new business development initiatives. She will also work as an instructor and curriculum consultant for CareMore’s clinical training program for healthcare professionals.
Meanwhile, a search for a new chief medical officer at CareMore has begun.