Building Medicaid Leadership Capacity

post Engaging Consumers to Inform Medicaid Decisions: Lessons from Iowa’s Town Halls Features a conversation with Elizabeth Matney, Iowa Medicaid Director, about her agency’s experiences in implementing a town hall program...

April 2022

post Leadership Tips from a Life-Long Public Servant Features eight key tips from Estelle Richman, former Chief Operating Officer at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

March 2022

post Opportunities to Maximize Delegation within Medicaid Agencies Medicaid leaders have significant opportunities to impact the health and well-being of millions but must balance a myriad of...

June 2021

post Fostering Health Equity: Perspectives from a Medicaid Medical Director Across the nation, health care stakeholders are intensifying their focus on addressing inequities in care delivery and reducing racial...

May 2021

post Building Medicaid Leadership for the Future: A Conversation with Arizona’s Medicaid Director State Medicaid leaders have the task of providing health coverage to millions of individuals, many of whom have complex...

April 2021

post Returning Staff to the Office: Tips for Medicaid Leadership At the onset of the pandemic, Medicaid programs, like many businesses and organizations, swiftly shifted their staff to remote...

April 2021

post Medicaid’s Horizon for the Next Decade: Perspectives from Medicaid Directors Over its 55-year history, Medicaid has evolved substantially and is a critical component of the U.S. health care system,...

January 2021

post Reflections on 10 Years of the Medicaid Leadership Institute: Perspectives from Former Fellows Medicaid plays an essential role in providing health care services for millions of people across the U.S. — the...

December 2020

post Medicaid Leadership in a Time of COVID-19: Identifying and Developing Emerging Leaders Mark Larson, senior vice president of leadership and capacity building at CHCS and former Medicaid director for the state...

April 2020

post Building the Case for Doula Reimbursement in New Jersey Medicaid While New Jersey has lower infant and maternal mortality rates than most states, there are significant disparities in these...

July 2019

post The Critical Role of Medicaid Leadership Medicaid has come a long way from its inception over 50 years ago. From a stigma-ridden afterthought at the...

June 2019

post The Value of Investing in State Medicaid Leaders: A Q&A with Leadership Consultant Ed O’Neil Medicaid directors are uniquely situated to stimulate innovations in health policy and practice to enhance care, address complex health...

June 2019