Medicaid Committee

This committee is charged with monitoring and responding to changes to the Medicaid and CHIP programs as they affect the states.

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Chairperson: Marlene Howard

Members:

Russell Ackerman
Maria Aguayo
Laura Bass
Nikhail Bharwani
Mark Blessinger
Jill Bruckert
Cathi Callahan
Stewart Campbell
Thomas Carlson
Nicholas Crifasi
Bradley Dirks
Sterling Felsted
L Andrew Gennarelli
Jennifer Gerstorff
Anne Hallum
Clay Holman
Paul Houchens
Benjamin Jackson
Erica Johnson
Nicholas Johnson
Ryan Link
Annie Man
Richard Marko
Ian McCulla
Taylor Pruisner
Marcella Ruzicka
Colby Schaeffer
Adam Schlecht
Amanda Shaw
Gabriel Smith
Yixuan Song
Steven Wander
Karena Weikel
Heather Westman

Related Publications

Committees Comment to House on H.R. 1 Health Provisions

The Health Practice Council’s Medicaid Committee and Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted comments to House leadership focusing on Medicaid provisions within H.R. 1, after Senate...

Topics: Medicare / Medicaid

Date Published: 07/02/2025

Issue Brief Examines Medicaid Per-Capita Caps, Design Considerations, and Policy Implications

A Medicaid Committee issue brief, Medicaid Per Capita Caps: Design Considerations and Policy Implications, focuses on Medicaid per-capita caps and discusses some of the key design considerations...

Topics: Medicare / Medicaid

Date Published: 03/06/2025

Committee Comments to CMS on Medicaid Managed Care NPRM

The Health Practice Council’s Medicaid Committee submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), Medicaid and...

Topics: Health Insurance Medicare / Medicaid

Date Published: 06/30/2023

'Great Unwinding' Webinar Recap

Academy Medicaid Committee leadership and members joined with outside experts to break down the future of Medicaid as states plan to reinitiate Medicaid redeterminations for the first time since...

Topics: Health Insurance Medicare / Medicaid Membership

Date Published: 03/27/2023