Symposium Speaker

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Dr. Taft Parsons III

VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PSYCHIATRIC OFFICER, CVS HEALTH

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.