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Elevance Names Patrick Fox President of Carelon Behavioral Services
Elevance Health appointed Dr. Patrick Fox as president of Carelon Behavioral Services, effective immediately. Fox, a forensic psychiatrist with health plan leadership experience, will oversee the behavioral health division serving Elevance's Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial lines of business. The appointment reflects Elevance's continued investment in behavioral health capabilities amid growing Medicaid managed care focus on mental health and substance use disorder services. Fox replaces the previous leadership at one of the nation's largest behavioral health benefit managers serving Medicaid populations.
Why it mattersLeadership changes at major Medicaid MCO behavioral health divisions signal strategic priorities and can affect network management, prior authorization protocols, and care coordination approaches for state Medicaid programs contracting with Elevance.