February 11, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Health insurer Aetna’s (NYSE: AET) Aetna Better Health in Texas unit, which provides Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program services throughout the state, has appointed Anne Rote as its new chief executive officer.

Rote most recently served as general manager for Medicare sales for Aetna’s southwest region.

In 1999 Rote served as the head of Medicaid services for Aetna in Dallas before taking a job as vice president of Medicaid services for Evercare. Rote returned to Aetna in 2007, where she was appointed to her most recent role in Medicare sales for Aetna’s southwest region.

Connecticut-based Aetna is a diversified health care benefits firm serving around 36.1 million people. The company offers a range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities and health care management services for Medicaid plans.

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