Full Name
Taft Parsons III, MD
Job Title
VP & Chief Psychiatric Officer
Company
Aetna / CVS Health
Speaker Bio
Taft Parsons III, MD
Taft Parsons III, MD joined Aetna / CVS Health as Vice President and Chief Psychiatric Officer in July 2022. In his role he provides a clinical partnership to Aetna / CVS Health behavioral health and mental well-being, focusing on delivering high-quality, appropriate and cost-effective mental health for our patients, members, customers and communities.
Dr. Parsons has been a physician leader in various roles on the payer side for over a decade. Before his career moved to the payer side, he was a practicing psychiatrist and administrative physician for Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. He attended the Medical College of Wisconsin and is a proud graduate of Morehouse College. He has published multiple articles on behavioral health and is a regular educational and advocacy speaker with various academic and social organizations.
Taft Parsons III, MD joined Aetna / CVS Health as Vice President and Chief Psychiatric Officer in July 2022. In his role he provides a clinical partnership to Aetna / CVS Health behavioral health and mental well-being, focusing on delivering high-quality, appropriate and cost-effective mental health for our patients, members, customers and communities.
Dr. Parsons has been a physician leader in various roles on the payer side for over a decade. Before his career moved to the payer side, he was a practicing psychiatrist and administrative physician for Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. He attended the Medical College of Wisconsin and is a proud graduate of Morehouse College. He has published multiple articles on behavioral health and is a regular educational and advocacy speaker with various academic and social organizations.
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