Centene Names President and CEO of Indiana Subsidiary

US-based Centene, a multi-line healthcare enterprise, has appointed Patrick Rooney as president and CEO of the company’s Indiana subsidiary, Managed Health Services.

Mr Rooney is based in Managed Health Services’s corporate office in Indianapolis and reports to Christopher Bowers, senior vice president of health plan business unit.

Mr Rooney has more than 14 years of experience in the healthcare financial industry. Most recently, he was vice president of health plan finance for Centene, in which he provided leadership for the centralized finance and accounting departments. Previously, Mr Rooney held financial positions with Mercy Health Plans and Group Health Plans in St Louis.

Mark Eggert, Centene’s executive vice president of health plan business unit, said: “Mr Rooney brings a wealth of healthcare experience and company insight to Managed Health Services. As a seasoned executive in finance and management, he will help support and execute the health plan’s vision of providing better health outcomes to its members at lower costs to the state.”