Running a state Medicaid program means steering policy, budgets, and teams that shape health care for millions of people in the United States. Yet few directors remain at the helm of Medicaid programs long enough to witness — and drive — decades of change. This episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast features two of... Read more »

Discusses how collaborating with stakeholders and understanding their perspectives can spark meaningful change within Medicaid programs.

The path to Medicaid leadership isn’t always a straight one. In fact, it is the breadth of experience and expertise — spanning sectors both inside and outside of state government — that is essential to building teams with the skills and agility to manage multi-billion-dollar programs. This episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast features... Read more »

Explores North Dakota’s Cross-Disability Advisory Council, a unique partnership between agency staff and parents working together to improve programs for children with disabilities and their families.

Highlights the importance of respect in building partnerships with tribes and acknowledges how the rich histories of these communities impacts their needs, health, and well-being.

Supporting families of children with special health care needs is critical to ensuring their health and well-being, and helping them stay together as a family. This episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast explores how Medicaid agencies can better serve children with special health care needs and their families. The episode emphasizes the importance of... Read more »

Navigating Medicaid can be daunting, especially when an individual or family member has complex needs. This challenge is compounded when siloed state agencies have poor communication, which can prevent individuals and families from receiving coordinated services that meet their needs. This episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast shares the story of Mark Butler, parent... Read more »

Explores the importance of integrating benefits for dually eligible populations to create more person-centered care and services for members.

Highlights the lack of adequate maternal care in rural communities across the country, and spotlights the work of Virginia and Mississippi Medicaid to address existing disparities.

Highlights the importance of Medicaid to the millions of people living in rural communities across the country. It delves into the unique challenges faced by Medicaid directors in predominantly rural states and breaks down the common misconceptions surrounding rural America.

Listen in to this season 5 overview of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange to learn how the season will explore access-related challenges faced by Medicaid members across the nation and the work Medicaid agencies are doing to ensure high-quality, equitable care. The season will focus on priority populations — centering both Medicaid members and the people... Read more »

Medicaid leaders from Michigan and Indiana discuss strategies to support the LTSS workforce, including their efforts to co-design solutions with Medicaid members.

Representatives from Wisconsin and Arizona share the innovative solutions their state Medicaid programs are developing in partnership with the housing sector to tackle homelessness.

Explores how involving cross-agency teams at the beginning of efforts to design, implement, or improve programs can streamline processes across agencies and for enrollees.

Explores how a cross-agency team in Alaska embarked on a journey mapping process to better understand the experiences of pregnant people impacted by substance use disorder to improve maternal health and reduce infant out-of-home placement.

Explores how coordinating reentry and support services with community partners can improve the lives of people impacted by the justice system, and potentially help reduce rates of recidivism.

Explores the importance of member experience advisory councils, and how implementing these groups can help programs streamline operations, foster inclusivity and equality, and promote perspectives that can improve Medicaid for community members.

Offers insight into atypical cross-sector partnerships that offer great potential to align for better outcomes, such as state budget offices and legislators.

This episode explores the complexities of rethinking policies created during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

This episode explores how Medicaid leaders can use the recent spotlight on home- and community-based services to drive improvements in care and delivery.