The Board of Directors for the National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD) voted recently to separate from the American Public Human Services Association and reconstitute as a new, independent organization called the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD). The Board felt that this transition was necessary because of the ways Medicaid has been de-linked from welfare programs through policy changes over time – beginning with welfare reform and going forward under the Affordable Care Act.
The NAMD Board of Directors is in the process of establishing the new organization, including the hiring of staff and securing office space. They are working to manage this transition while remaining engaged in the national conversation around health reform. Members of the current Board of Directors are:
Officers:
President: Carol Steckel, Alabama
Vice-President: Andy Allison, Kansas
Secretary/Treasurer: Tony Marple, Maine
Immediate Past President: Nancy Atkins, West Virginia
Members:
Toby Douglas, California
Pat Casanova, Indiana
Mike Nardone, Pennsylvania
Emma Forkner, South Carolina
Darin Gordon, Tennessee
Doug Porter, Washington
Miguel Negron-Rivera, Puerto Rico
Vacant Representative from Mid-West Region
