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Clay goes to NAMD 2024! There he had the opportunity to interview Kansas’s Medicaid Director, Christine Osterlund. They discussed three main topics: MCO procurement, what it’s like to not be an expansion state, and what they are doing as a Medicaid program to align with their Public Health Partners. Run time: 27 mins

Clay goes to NAMD 2024! There he had the opportunity to interview US Virgin Islands’ Medicaid Director, Gary Smith. They discussed three main topics: the difference between being a Territory Medicaid Program and State, getting Members off the Island for needed care, and staffing in the Territory. Run time: 30 mins

Clay goes to NAMD 2024! There he had the opportunity to interview Wisconsin’s Medicaid Director, Bill Hanna. They discussed three main topics: Medicaid Expansion, Housing Waiver, and Food is Medicine. Run time: 21 mins

Great conversation with Adela Flores-Brennan, Colorado’s Medicaid Director. They walk through the latest updates happening in Colorado – Maternal equity, amendment waivers to benefit social health, and their new program, “Cover All Coloradans”. Run time: 15 mins

Great conversation with Chris Esguerra, Health Plan of San Mateo’s Chief Medical Officer. They walk through HPSM’s process of going beyond Process of Prior Authorizations. Run time: 17 mins

Great conversation with Dana Flannery, New Mexico’s Medicaid Director. Topics include: Justice-involved waiver, MCO transformation, and healthcare authority. Run time: 17 mins

Great conversation with Cora Steinmetz, Indiana’s Medicaid Director. Topics include: their recent MLTSS launch, implementing new federal rules, and improving forecasting processes. Run time: 17 mins

Great conversation with Tyler Sadwith where he and Clay talked in detail about California’s Medicaid transformation – CalAIM.

Run time: 22 mins