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Modern Healthcare: Medicaid and CHIP director to leave at end of May

“Chris Traylor, the director of Medicaid and CHIP services, announced on Friday he will depart the CMS on May 31, leaving a position he was appointed to in January.”

“Traylor said in an email to the CMS staff that he is leaving because of family issues that require him to return to his home state of Texas.”

“Calder Lynch, currently senior counselor to CMS Administrator Seema Verma, will succeed Traylor as the acting director, according to the agency…”

“Traylor’s departure also comes a few weeks after Tim Hill…” Read the full article here.

Source: Medicaid and CHIP director to leave at end of May – By Robert King, May 17, 2019. Modern Healthcare.

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Jackie Gilbert
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Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

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