The director of the Division of Health Care Services is out, according to a statement from the Department of Health and Social Services.<\/p>\n
Margaret Brodie is no longer the director of the division, DHSS spokesperson Clinton Bennett said Thursday.<\/p>\n
“We cannot provide any more details about her departure because it is a personnel matter,” Bennett said via email. “Renee Gayhart has been appointed acting director of the Division of Health Care Services.”<\/p>\n
The Division of Health Care Services, according to its website<\/a>, aims to “provide to all eligible Alaskans access and oversight to the full range of appropriate Medicaid services” and “protect Alaska’s most vulnerable populations through our certification and licensing sections.”<\/p>\n [Curious how budget proposal affects you? There’s a website for that<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n Brodie has been the director of the division since 2012, according to an online biography<\/a> from the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association. She began her time with the state with the Division of Public Assistance, holding multiple positions from 1990-2001. She has also worked with the departments of Education and Early Development and Natural Resources.<\/p>\n She joined the Division of Health Care Services in 2008. She is a U.S. Air Force veteran and is a certified government financial manager. Her salary is just shy of $123,000, according to a public records request in November for state employee information.<\/p>\n Gayhart, now the acting director of the division, is currently the Tribal Health program manager for DHSS, according to the DHSS website<\/a>. She worked for the state’s Department of Administration, the Office of Public Advocacy prior to joining DHSS in 1998.<\/p>\n