Medicaid Director resigns, declines to support Governor’s plan

Medicaid director resigns shortly after refusing to support program change

JACKSON – Only a day before David Dzielak abruptly resigned his post as executive director of the Division of Medicaid, he declined to embrace a proposal of his boss, Gov. Phil Bryant, to turn over Medicaid eligibility verification to the Department of Human Services.

During a meeting of the House Medicaid Committee on Thursday, Dzielak was asked his thoughts on moving the responsibility to verify the eligibility of Medicaid recipients from the Division of Medicaid to the Department of Human Services. Dzielak, simply said, “I can’t really comment.”

But Dzielak, who had served since 2012 as executive director of Medicaid, did say that the Mississippi Division of Medicaid consistently had one of the lowest error rates in the nation in terms of ensuring those on the health care program are eligible.

Daily Journal
12/17/17