Charles Milligan, JD, MPH

Charles began his consulting practice in April 2020. Before that, he served as CEO of UnitedHealthcare’s Community Plan of New Mexico from 2015-2020, with overall  accountability for the Medicaid and DSNP business lines that covered over 100,000 members and had annual revenue above $1 billion.  In his last 18 months with United, Mr. Milligan also was National VP for Strategy for United’s DSNP product in 38 states.  Prior to joining United, Mr. Milligan was the State Medicaid director in two states:  Maryland from 2011-2014 (where his role included starting the ACA health insurance exchange and implementing the Medicaid expansion) and New Mexico from 1996 to 2000 (where the Governor asked him to convert Medicaid from fee-for-service to managed care, and launch the CHIP program after it was created by Congress).  His previous work includes a variety of Medicaid consulting engagements with over twenty state governments; leading a health services research organization; and practicing health care law.  He has testified before Congress, and eight states’ legislatures.  Mr. Milligan has been an appointed commissioner on the federal Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) since 2015 and is the current Vice Chair of MACPAC.  He holds a JD from Harvard Law School and an MPH from UC Berkeley.