Date Posted:
November 4, 2026
Position Title:
Director of Health Care Policy, Medicaid
Office/Company:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Party:
N/A
Office Code:
Job Number:
HC-14001
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Location:
Rockville, MD
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Salary:
Salary Range (Non-Negotiable): $130,610 – $145,122
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Description:
Director of Health Care Policy, Medicaid This position is responsible for the identification, development, and management of health care policies and policy initiatives, as related to Medicaid, managed care, school-based Medicaid funding, and health care privacy, for the purposes of advancing ASHA’s Public Policy Agenda on behalf of the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology.
Responsibilities:
• Collaborates on identifying, developing, executing, and evaluating coordinated advocacy strategies designed to advance ASHA’s Public Policy Agenda related to Medicaid.
• Conducts high-quality analyses and prepares analyses, issue briefs, letters, testimony, regulatory comments, model legislative language, and other policy-related resources as needed that are designed to advance Medicaid related health care, school-based funding, and privacy policy priorities within ASHA’s Public Policy Agenda.
• Identifies, develops, maintains, and leverages strategic relationships with key staff of executive branch agencies responsible for policymaking, and engages with federal and state officials as needed.
• Identifies, develops, maintains, and leverages strategic relationships with relevant staff of external organizations, including coalitions, in accordance with relevant ASHA policies.
• Collaborates on strategic communications, messaging, and grassroots materials that are designed to advance ASHA’s Public Policy Agenda. Develops articles and other products for online and print communications.
• Provides technical assistance to ASHA’s membership, consumers, and other interested parties as needed.
• Coordinates and strengthens relationships with relevant state association leaders to identify, develop, and advance advocacy priorities related to Medicaid reimbursement, coverage, and access.
• Serves as ex-officio to the Medicaid Committee, and staff consultant to other ASHA committees, boards and councils, as appropriate.
Qualifications:
• Knowledge and skills typically acquired through:
• Advanced degree in public policy, economics, political science, or a related field.
• 6 years of relevant experience in health care policy in an association, corporation or government; direct experience with Medicaid is highly preferred.
• Experience at a nonprofit association is preferred; experience with issues affecting audiology, speech-language pathology, or related health care or education professions preferred.
• Scope and depth of technical skills/knowledge:
• Demonstrated ability in strategic policy analysis and development activities.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality and impactful analyses, issue briefs, letters, testimony, regulatory comments, model legislative language, and related products.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships with health care and school-based policymakers and allied stakeholders.
• Demonstrated understanding of legislative and regulatory processes.
• Working knowledge of relevant health care and school-based funding policies that impact ASHA, especially Medicaid issues.
• Working knowledge of communications sciences and disorders is desirable.
• Scope and depth of nontechnical skills/knowledge:
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