Healthcare DIVE November 21, 2022
Name: Cheryl Pegus
Previous title: Walmart EVP of Health and Wellness
New title: Managing director, Morgan Health
Walmart healthcare executive Pegus is joining Morgan Health as a managing director to support its strategic investments starting Monday.
Pegus will help inform Morgan Health’s focus on population-based health initiatives, including investing and scaling new care delivery models, along with work on addressing gaps in mental and behavioral health, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic conditions, according to a Monday release.
Morgan Health launched in 2021 with $250 million to invest in healthcare innovations in employer coverage and benefits for JPMorgan Chase’s employees and the 150 million Americans who receive health insurance through their employer.
Many are skeptical of efforts from major employers...