Stuart Portman, Georgia
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Stuart Portman serves as Executive Director for the Division of Medical Assistance Plans in the Georgia Department of Community Health. In this role, he oversees Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program operations in the state of Georgia. Previously, he served as Senior Health Policy Advisor on the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance for Ranking Member Mike Crapo. In that capacity, he handled all policies related to Medicaid and CHIP, and in the past has led policy development on the Committee on issues related to the ACA Exchanges, rare diseases, health taxes, and health information technology for Senators Chuck Grassley and Orrin Hatch.
He also served as the Senior Healthcare Legislative Assistant and Legislative Correspondent for Senator Orrin Hatch, where he focused on Medicaid, FDA-related policies, and issues affecting individuals with disabilities. Stuart received his Master of Public Health degree specializing in health policy from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University and his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Political Science from the University of Denver.