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Overview The National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) seeks a Senior Policy Analyst to support and advance the association’s federal policy strategy. This individual will play a critical role in analyzing and communicating federal legislative and regulatory developments affecting Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), while helping to elevate the perspectives of state Medicaid leaders in federal policymaking.

The ideal candidate will bring strong policy analysis and communication skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities, and a commitment to advancing Medicaid’s role in promoting access to care across the country.

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As a division of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Iowa Medicaid insures more than 700,000 Iowans, operating with a budget of nearly $7 billion. Reporting directly to the Department’s Director, who serves on Governor Reynolds’ Cabinet, Iowa’s State Medicaid Director is a key member of the Iowa HHS Executive Team, responsible for the direct oversight of all managed care operations, program policy, major IT system enhancements, and data governance.  As a member of the executive team, the Medicaid Director establishes and builds connection points to other core program functions within Iowa HHS, including child welfare, public health, community behavioral health, and integrated eligibility.

In year two of a significant agency consolidation, Iowa HHS is a lifespan services agency and the State’s largest in both budget and number of employees. This new system design positions Medicaid in a cornerstone role beyond its foundational capacity as a major insurer in the state, to drive key population health outcomes and significant impacts to rural healthcare access, maternal health, and behavioral health system design. Iowa Medicaid is leading significant transformational efforts, including the launch of a redesigned home and community-based services waiver structure, and a co-designed model to launch CCBHCs.

As with any leadership role, Iowa HHS seeks a self-driven, tenured executive who thrives while contributing to a fast paced and high-functioning team. Iowa’s Medicaid Director must have demonstrated experience in healthcare, Medicaid program operations, and operational planning, as well as a deep understanding of cost and caseload trends.

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The Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS)

The Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) supports Maine’s older and disabled adults by providing Adult Protective, Brain Injury, Other Related Conditions, Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Long Term Care, and Aging and Community services to the people of Maine. OADS coordinates the programs and benefits to assure they operate consistent with the state and federal policies and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ goals.

Mission: We promote the highest level of independence, health, and safety for older adults and adults with disabilities throughout Maine.

Responsibilities of Director

The Director is responsible for promoting the mission of the Office of Aging and Disability Services, a major program office within Maine DHHS. In this role, the Director contributes to, articulates, and implements the aging and disability policy priorities of the Commissioner and Governor. The Director communicates those priorities internally at OADS, throughout DHHS, to other departments of state government, and to external constituencies including the Legislature.

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Main Purpose of Job

This position functions as a Board-certified child psychiatrist in the Office of Pharmacy Services (OPS) and is responsible for providing clinical consultation and recommendations to medical, administrative and supervisory staff in the OPS. In addition to clinical and administrative support, this position facilitates the development, implementation, and oversight and evaluation of guidelines, policies and clinical criteria as it relates to mental health drugs; provides specialized clinical support and consultation to prescribers of Medicaid patients as it relates to utilization of mental health drugs; reviews and evaluates reports on use of mental health drugs by Medicaid patients, and analyzes prescribing trends; manages and monitors the contractors who provide peer-to-peer review call center services to Medicaid prescribers, as well as retrospective antipsychotic prescription reviews; and evaluates and implements state and federal guidelines and regulations as they relate to mental health pharmaceuticals for Medicaid recipients.

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Job Summary

This position is eligible for telework for applicants who reside in Minnesota or in a bordering state, with supervisory approval and satisfactory performance. If you live in a state bordering Minnesota, you must live within 50 miles or less from the primary work location to be eligible for telework.

This position exists to manage and direct the Department of Human Services’ Health Care Administration (HCA) so that public policy is developed, priorities are established, and programs are implemented in an integrated manner throughout the State. Major roles are strategic planning; managing operations, department-wide objectives; organizational evaluation and change; and support to DHS managers to assure continuous quality improvement and cost-effective state policies and programs.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in DHS management as a member of the Commissioner’s Executive Management Team to develop policies and strategic initiatives.
• Provide managerial and administrative direction to HCA division directors and a total staff of approximately 700 people to ensure a positive and inclusive work culture, maximum efficiency of operations and effective use of resources.
• Design and direct the development of legislative proposals and initiatives, oversee legislative technical assistance and coordinate HCA’s legislative activities.
• Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with external stakeholders.
• Counsel and advise the Commissioner and/or Deputy Commissioner on administration related issues to support executive decisions that are aligned with DHS goals and objectives.

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Position Overview

The Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center (GRC) seeks a dynamic and experienced leader to serve as our next Director of Research and Analytics. The Director of Research and Analytics leads a large team with thirty staff under their direct supervision, maintaining a portfolio of 15 state and federal research grants. In addition, the organization includes twenty-five principal investigators who look to the Director of Research and Analytics for mentorship. The Director of Research and Analytics should be an accomplished senior academic researcher who has strong experience interacting with state health and human services agencies. This role requires executive level performance with regard to managing, mentoring, and leading multiple research agendas while providing a high level of service to executive-level health and human services state agency leadership.

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