Neva Kaye

Neva Kaye is a Senior Program Director at the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). She has 25 years of experience in state health policy. Ms. Kaye joined NASHP in 1994 as director of the organization’s Medicaid Resource Center. In her current position, she manages major programs on Medicaid, directs the Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) program, and the State Consortium to Advance Medical Homes for Medicaid and CHIP Program Participants. She provides technical assistance to states in such areas as children’s health, purchasing, quality improvement, eligibility, and reimbursement strategies. Before joining NASHP, Ms. Kaye served as director of Wisconsin’s Medicaid managed care program. She is the primary author of NASHP’s report, Charting SCHIP III: An Analysis of the Third Comprehensive Survey of State Children’s Health Insurance Programs. Ms. Kaye holds a BS in industrial engineering and psychology from the University of Wisconsin.