National Committee for Sustainable Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships

The National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD), in collaboration with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), has launched the National Committee for Sustainable Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships. This new initiative unites state-level leaders in Medicaid and public health to routinize their collaboration into agency operations. The Advisory Committee will play a key role in helping NAMD and ASTHO integrate cross-agency collaboration into Medicaid and public health operations across the country.

Supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) NOSLO program, the committee will:

• Lead a national effort to create enduring Medicaid-public health partnerships that can withstand changing administrations.
• Provide expert guidance to federal partners on enhancing Medicaid-public health collaboration at the federal level.

Below, you will find the State Health Official and Medicaid Director from the six participating states.

Committee Members:

Alaska

• Heidi Hedberg, BA Commissioner, Alaska Department of Health
• Emily Ricci, Deputy Commissioner, Alaska Department of Health

Kentucky

• Steven J. Stack, MD, MBA  Commissioner, Kentucky Department for Public Health
• Lisa Lee, Commissioner, Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services

Michigan

• Elizabeth Hertel, MBA , Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
• Meghan Groen, Medicaid Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

New Hampshire

• Patricia Tilley, Associate Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services
• Henry Lipman, Medicaid Director, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

North Carolina

• Kelly Kimple, MD, MPH Acting Director, North Carolina Division of Public Health
• Jay Ludlam, Deputy Secretary, NC Medicaid NC Medicaid Division of Health BenefitsState of North Carolina, Department of Health and Human Services

Washington (State)

• Jessica Todorovich, MS  Acting Secretary of Health, Washington State Department of Health
• Charissa Fotinos, Director, Washington State Healthcare Authority