Montgomery, AL – Alabama Medicaid Commissioner Carol H. Steckel has been elected chair of the executive committee of the National Association of state Medicaid Administrators.
Steckel was elected to the position last month by a panel that included Medicaid commissioners and directors from across the country.
The association includes representatives of state Medicaid agencies. It provides an outlet for states to communicate with the federal government on Medicaid issues.
As chair, Steckel will represent the association in testimony before Congress and in dealings with other federal agencies.
Steckel was appointed Medicaid commissioner by Gov. Bob Riley in 2003. She also served as Medicaid commissioner under former Gov. Guy Hunt.
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