Faces of Medicaid
Major funding cuts to the Medicaid program are being discussed at the federal level with the potential for Minnesota to loses 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 enrolled child with disabilities
Keith Piskur
Medicaid enrollee with spina bifida and hydrocephalus
Christine M.
Former enrollee and parent of enrolled adult children
Dr. Mark Liebow, MD, MPH
Retired internal medicine specialist
David Sabotta
Clinical training specialist, Fernbrook Family Center
Mel Winkler
Quality assurance director, Northwood Children’s Services
Dr. Kim Tjaden, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Family medicine physician, CentraCare
Chair, Minnesota Medical Association Board of Trustees
Dr. Rahul Koranne, MD, MBA, FACP
President and CEO, Minnesota Hospital Association
Dr. Michael Kassing, MD
Obstetrician, gynecologist and division chair
Essentia Health
Nick Henderson
Director, Stearns County Human Services, Family and Children’s Division
Eric Mead
Clinical services manager, Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota