Longitude Health named Brett Moraski interim chief executive officer of the health system-backed company following the death last week of former CEO Paul Mango.
Mango was deputy chief of staff at the Health and Human Services Department and chief of staff at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services during President Donald Trump’s first term. He is survived by his wife Dawn Rucker and five daughters.
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Moraski, who is the chief financial officer of Longitude Health, will take on the interim CEO role as well while the company searches for a permanent CEO.
“We will honor Paul’s legacy by continuing to drive this transformational work forward,” Pete McCanna, chairman of the Longitude Health board and CEO of Baylor Scott & White Health, said in a Thursday news release.
Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White, Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System, Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Novant Health and Renton, Washington-based Providence are the founding members of Longitude Health, which was formed in October.
Health system executives described Longitude Health as a testing ground to expand access to drugs, bolster care coordination and streamline billing processes, among other goals. Last year, the organization announced population health and specialty pharmacy initiatives.
