David Cotton

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David Cotton
Born
David B. Cotton

1950/1951(age 71–72) [1]
Alma mater Loma Linda University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFormer owner of Meridian Health Plans
SpouseShery Cotton
Children3 sons

David B. Cotton (born 1950/1951) is an American billionaire businessman, and the former owner, chairman and CEO of Meridian Health Plans.

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Early life

Cotton earned an MD degree from Loma Linda University in 1974. [1] He trained as a medical doctor, specializing as a gynecologist. [2] [3]

Career

He was specialist-in-chief of obstetrics and gynecology at the Detroit Medical Center until 1997. [3]

In 1997, Cotton and his wife Shery Cotton founded Meridian Health Plans in Detroit, Michigan. [2] Cotton and his family owned Meridian for two decades, growing it into the largest private provider of Medicaid benefits in Michigan and Illinois. [4]

In May 2018, WellCare Health Plans Inc announced that it was buying Meridian for US$2.5 billion. [4] [5]

Personal life

Cotton has three sons. [4] In August 2007, their son Jon Cotton was promoted to corporate president of Meridian. [2] Their son Sean Cotton was chief legal counsel of Meridian, and son Michael Cotton was president of Meridian Health Plan of Illinois. [3]

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