Gretchen Hammer is Colorado's Medicaid Director, overseeing the office which administers public health insurance for low income and disabled Coloradans, including Medicaid and the Child Health Plan Plus.  Before joining the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing in January, 2015, Ms. Hammer was the Executive Director of the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved and served as past chair and Member of the Board of Directors for Connect for Health Colorado.  In addition to her Board Service at Connect for Health Colorado, Ms. Hammer has served on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Children's Health Care Access Program and the Anchor Center for Blind Children. She also served on the Board of Trustees for HealthONE.  In her early career, Ms. Hammer was a private consultant focused on leadership development, complex systems change initiatives, strategic planning, program management and constituent engagement for numerous public serving organizations.

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