Faces of Medicaid
Major funding cuts to the Medicaid program are being discussed at the federal level with the potential for Minnesota to lose billions of dollars over the next decade. These are some of the faces of Minnesota’s Medicaid program, called Medical Assistance: the Minnesotans enrolled, their families, the health care providers and county workers impacted by this critical health insurance program.
The Bennett family
Parents of child with disabilities enrolled in Medical Assistance
Keith Piskur
Medical Assistance enrollee with spina bifida and hydrocephalus
Christine M.
Former Medical Assistance enrollee and parent of enrolled adult children
Ashley Oolman
Chief equity officer, Walz-Flanagan Administration, and former Medical Assistance enrollee
Kevalin Aulandez
Public health professional, birth doula and former Medical Assistance enrollee
Cassandra Holmes (Niiwin Muck-Wa Ikwe – Four Bears Woman)
Navigator, Indian Health Board, and parent and caregiver to children enrolled in Medical Assistance
David Logan
Communications supervisor for Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare, DHS, and former Medical Assistance enrollee
Lola Muhammad
Community Relations Specialist, DHS, and mother to a teenager with a rare form of leukemia enrolled in Medical Assistance
Crystal Zaviska
Financial assistance manager, Western Prairie Human Services
Dr. Mark Liebow, MD, MPH
Retired internal medicine specialist
Bill Smith
Statewide Director of Behavioral Health, Lutheran Social Services
Mel Winkler
Quality assurance director, Northwood Children’s Services
David Sabotta
Clinical training specialist, Fernbrook Family Center
Dr. Rahul Koranne, MD, MBA, FACP
President and CEO, Minnesota Hospital Association
Dr. Michael Kassing, MD
Obstetrician, gynecologist and division chair
Essentia Health
Dr. Kim Tjaden, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Family medicine physician, CentraCare, and chair, Minnesota Medical Association Board of Trustees
Nick Henderson
Director, Stearns County Human Services, Family and Children’s Division
Eric Mead
Clinical services manager, Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota