Medicaid Agency Director Departs for Sunshine State

Mary Mayhew, head of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, resigned Jan. 4 after less than three months at the helm of the agency.

Mayhew told staff in an email she is leaving to take a position with Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis (R) in Florida.

“It has been an honor and privilege to serve this Administration and to support Administrator Verma with her vision of improving state flexibility and strengthening accountability and program integrity,” she said. “It is this vision for state flexibility that excites me about returning to the state level to help Governor-elect DeSantis partner with Administrator Verma ...