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Medicaid Directors

Medicaid Directors oversee Medicaid and CHIP programs governed by federal rules but tailored to the needs of each state. The 56 members of the association represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia and all U.S. territories. You can find a downloadable pdf here.

Alabama

Stephanie Azar

Commissioner

Alabama Medicaid

NAMD Region South

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Alaska

Emily Ricci

Deputy Commissioner

Alaska Department of Health

NAMD Region West

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American Samoa

Sandra King Young

Medicaid Director

American Samoa Medicaid State Agency

NAMD Region Territory

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Arizona

Carmen Heredia

Director

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)

NAMD Region West

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Arkansas

Janet Mann

Deputy Secretary and Medicaid Director, Arkansas Department of Human Services

Arkansas Department of Human Services

NAMD Region South

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California

Michelle Baass

Interim Director of the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)

Department of Health Care Services

NAMD Region West

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Colorado

Adela Flores-Brennan

Medicaid Director

Health First Colorado

NAMD Region West

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Connecticut

Gui Woolston

Director, Division of Health Services

Connecticut Department of Social Services

NAMD Region East

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Delaware

Andrew Wilson

Medicaid Director

Delaware Health and Social Services

NAMD Region East

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Florida

Tom Wallace

Deputy Secretary for Medicaid

Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

NAMD Region South

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Georgia

Stuart Portman

Executive Director

Georgia Medicaid

NAMD Region South

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Guam

Carlos Pangelinan
Department of Public Health and Social Services

NAMD Region Territory

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Hawaii

Judy Mohr Peterson

Administrator

State of Hawai'i Department of Human Services Med-Quest Division

NAMD Region West

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Idaho

Juliet Charron

Division Administrator for Medicaid

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

NAMD Region West

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Illinois

Kelly Cunningham

Medicaid Administrator

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

NAMD Region Midwest

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Indiana

Cora Steinmetz
Indiana Medicaid

NAMD Region Midwest

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Iowa

Elizabeth Matney

Medicaid Director

Iowa Department of Human Services

NAMD Region Midwest

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Kansas

Christine Osterlund
KanCare: Medicaid for Kansas

NAMD Region Midwest

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Kentucky

Lisa Lee

Commissioner

Department for Medicaid Services (DMS)

NAMD Region South

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Louisiana

Kimberly Sullivan

Interim Medicaid Executive Director

Louisiana Department of Health

NAMD Region South

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Maine

Michelle Probert

Director

Office of MaineCare Services (OMS)

NAMD Region East

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Maryland

Ryan Moran

Deputy Secretary for Health Care Financing and Medicaid Director

Maryland Medicaid Administration

NAMD Region East

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Massachusetts

Mike Levine

Medicaid Director

MassHealth

NAMD Region East

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Michigan

Meghan Groen

Medicaid Director

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

NAMD Region Midwest

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Minnesota

Julie Marquardt

Acting Assistant Commissioner Health Care/State Medicaid Director

MN Department of Human Services

NAMD Region Midwest

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Mississippi

Drew Snyder

Executive Director

Mississippi Division of Medicaid

NAMD Region South

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Missouri

Todd Richardson

Director, MO HealthNet

Missouri Department of Social Services

NAMD Region Midwest

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Montana

Mike Randol

Medicaid Director

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

NAMD Region West

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Nebraska

Matthew Ahern

Director of Medicaid & Long Term Care

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

NAMD Region Midwest

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Nevada

Stacie Weeks

Administrator

Nevada Department of Health and Human Services

NAMD Region West

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New Hampshire

Henry Lipman

Medicaid Director

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

NAMD Region East

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New Jersey

Jennifer Jacobs

Assistant Commissioner, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services

State of New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services

NAMD Region East

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New Mexico

Dana Flannery

Senior Policy Advisor, Division of Community Advocacy and Intergovernmental Relations

New Mexico Human Services Department

NAMD Region West

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New York

Amir Bassiri

Medicaid Director, Deputy Commissioner

New York State Department of Health

NAMD Region East

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North Carolina

Jay Ludlam

Deputy Secretary, NC Medicaid

NC Medicaid Division of Health Benefits

NAMD Region South

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North Dakota

Sarah Aker

Director, Medical Services

North Dakota Human Services

NAMD Region Midwest

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Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)

Helen Sablan

Medicaid Director

CNMI State Medicaid Agency

NAMD Region Territory

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Ohio

Maureen Corcoran

Medicaid Director

Ohio Department of Medicaid

NAMD Region Midwest

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Oklahoma

Traylor Rains

Medicaid Director

Oklahoma Health Care Authority

NAMD Region South

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Oregon

Vivian Levy

Medicaid Director

Oregon Health Authority

NAMD Region West

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Pennsylvania

Sally Kozak

Deputy Secretary

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

NAMD Region East

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Puerto Rico

Dinorah Collazo

Medicaid Director

Departamento de Salud Programa Medicaid

NAMD Region Territory

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Rhode Island

Kristin Sousa

Assistant Secretary and Medicaid Director

State of Rhode Island Department of Human Services: Office of Health and Human Services

NAMD Region East

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South Carolina

Robert Kerr

Director

South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid

NAMD Region South

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South Dakota

Heather Petermann

Division Director

South Dakota Department of Social Services

NAMD Region Midwest

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Tennessee

Stephen Smith

Director, TennCare

Tennessee State Government Division of Medicaid

NAMD Region South

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Texas

Emily Zalkovsky
Texas Health and Human Services

NAMD Region South

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Utah

Jennifer Strohecker

Director

Utah Department of Health Medicaid

NAMD Region West

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Vermont

Monica Ogelby

Medicaid Director

Agency of Human Services

NAMD Region East

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Virgin Islands

Gary Smith

Director

Department of Human Services

NAMD Region Territory

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Virginia

Cheryl Roberts

Director

Virginia Medicaid

NAMD Region East

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Washington

Charissa Fotinos

Director

Washington State Healthcare Authority

NAMD Region West

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Washington, DC

Melisa Byrd

Senior Deputy Director/Medicaid Director

DC Medicaid

NAMD Region East

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West Virginia

Cynthia Beane

Commissioner

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

NAMD Region East

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Wisconsin

William Hanna

Medicaid Director

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

NAMD Region Midwest

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Wyoming

Lee Grossman

Medicaid Director

Wyoming Department of Health

NAMD Region West

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