Jeanne James, MD, has been named vice president and chief medical officer of BlueCare Tennessee, the Medicaid managed care subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.

James will oversee and guide medical policy for BlueCare Tennessee, and provide clinical direction on programs to improve health for members.

She has more than 20 years of clinical experience, including pediatric academic medical positions and hospital leadership roles. Before assuming the CMO post, she served as medical director for government programs with BCBST. Prior to joining BlueCross in 2013, she served as medical director for Coventry Health Care of Georgia. James also served as a medical director for the Bureau of TennCare for more than five years. She is board-certified in general pediatrics, James earned her medical degree from University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed a residency in pediatrics at Tulane Medical School.