NAMD Leadership
The association is governed by Medicaid Directors from across the country.
Who We Are
NAMD is a nonpartisan, professional community of leaders who provide health insurance to almost 80 million people through Medicaid and CHIP in the states, D.C. and the U.S. territories.
NAMD elevates thought leadership on policy matters, amplifies the experience and expertise of state leaders, supports programs in continuous improvement and innovation, and optimizes partnerships to help millions live their healthiest lives.
NAMD is led by a mission-focused Board of Directors from California, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Learn more about our mission, leadership, and how we support Medicaid programs below.
Read NAMD’s FYE 06.30.2025 990 here: NAMD 990
Read the key member services states and territories receive in NAMD Membership Benefits.
NAMD Team
NAMD is supported by a team of subject matter experts focused on federal policy, state program support and leadership development.
Our Mission
To help millions of people served by Medicaid by representing, elevating, and supporting state and territorial Medicaid and CHIP leaders in connecting eligible people to coverage, promoting access to care, providing high value services, and controlling program costs for sustainability.
WHO IS NAMD?
A nonpartisan professional community of all 56 Medicaid programs across the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. Medicaid Directors lead programs that provide health insurance to more than 77 million people, including 36.7 million children and two-thirds of older adults and people with disabilities, through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
WHO ARE WE LED BY?
NAMD is led by a Board of Directors that is representative of Medicaid programs across the country and currently includes Medicaid Directors from California, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
WHAT DOES NAMD DO?
NAMD has trusted relationships with Medicaid leaders across the country and will connect the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services to the day-to-day experience and operational expertise of states and territories, in support of solving problems and ensuring that Medicaid is accountable, efficient and cost-effective.
HOW DO WE DO THIS WORK?
NAMD brings together the nationwide community of state and territory Medicaid leaders through closely held regional calls and affinity groups that meet monthly to enable of-the-minute sharing of operational realities, impact of federal policies, and identification of emerging needs and trends. NAMD’s strands of work include state programming, federal policy and events. NAMD serves as a convener and conduit to real-time state and territory experience, gathering New Medicaid Directors, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Information Officers, Eligibility Leaders, and Communications Leaders on a regular basis.
Learn more about how NAMD supports Medicaid partnerships.
Read the key member services states and territories receive in NAMD Membership Benefits.
