The Government Accountability Office May 1 named six new members to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, which advises Congress on issues affecting Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

The new members are Timothy Hill, vice president for client engagement at the American Institutes for Research; Carolyn Ingram, executive vice president of Molina Healthcare; Patti Killingsworth, senior vice president of long term services and supports strategy at CareBridge; John McCarthy, founding partner at Speire Healthcare Strategies; Adrienne McFadden, M.D., chief medical officer of Medicaid at Elevance Health; and Jami Snyder, president and CEO of JSN Strategies.

Commission member Bob Duncan, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Connecticut Children’s, will serve as vice-chair.
 

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