Chuck Milligan

Chuck Milligan is a respected healthcare leader who assumed the role of CEO at Health Management Associates effective May 17, 2024, after serving as the firm's chief operating officer since 2020. A seasoned healthcare leader and consulting executive who has worked with health plans, states, and policy organizations, his contributions span both the public and private sectors.

Milligan earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. He began his career as an attorney practicing healthcare law in California. Milligan has served as the Medicaid director in two states, New Mexico and Maryland, and in Maryland, he was responsible for implementation of the Medicaid components of the Affordable Care Act including the Medicaid expansion, and for initial work in the creation of Maryland's health insurance exchange. While leading the New Mexico Medicaid program in the late 1990s, Milligan spearheaded its conversion from fee-for-service to managed care, and he launched New Mexico's Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) program.

As a consultant, Milligan has provided services to more than 20 states, testifying before the state legislatures in eight states and Congressional committees, as well as working with states on Medicaid redesign, coverage initiatives, rebalancing efforts, dual eligible strategies, waivers, and other issues. The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) appointed Milligan a commissioner to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) in January 2015 and appointed him vice chairman in May 2019.

Career History

• CEO, Health Management Associates (May 2024–present)
• Chief Operating Officer, Health Management Associates (2020–May 2024)
• CEO, UnitedHealthcare's Community Plan in New Mexico
• Interim CEO, UnitedHealthcare's Community Plan in Maryland
• National Vice President, UnitedHealthcare's Dual Special Needs Plans
• Senior Vice President of Enterprise Government Programs, Presbyterian Healthcare Services
• Executive Director, The Hilltop Institute at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2004–2011)

What Chuck Milligan could bring to the CEO role at Health Management Associates: With four decades of experience spanning Medicaid policy, government programs, managed care operations, and healthcare consulting, Milligan is positioned to drive innovation in publicly funded healthcare strategy. His track record of transforming state Medicaid systems, implementing major policy initiatives like the ACA expansion, and leading multi-state consulting engagements equips him to expand HMA's footprint and deepen its impact on healthcare policy and financing across the nation.

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