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Published on: 10/13/2004
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James D. Donovan, Jr., has been named Senior Vice President of Product Development.He will be responsible for developing and rolling out new products in Centene's current markets and leading the expansion into new states.
Donovan, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of AMERIGROUP Texas, has more than 30 years of experience in the managed care industry.At AMERIGROUP, he built and managed a multi-market, multi-product Health Maintenance Organization with revenues of $600 million and serving 340,000 members, achieving profitable results each year.While there, he also won multiple competitive bids for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.Mr. Donovan has also designed and implemented long-term care risk products for SSI dual and non-dual eligibles.
Previously he was with Kaiser Permanente for 22 years, where he held increasingly responsible positions in a number of different areas, including Human Resources, Public Relations and Labor Relations, ultimately becoming the Regional Operations Manager of the organization.Among his many contributions is that he achieved a three-year NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) accreditation in 1995.He began his career as a case analyst with the Economic Stabilization Program -- Pay Board.Mr. Donovan has a Master of Public Health degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, and he received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley.
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In this new capacity, Mr. McLean will focus on government and regulatory affairs, and with Mr. Donovan on new product development.