Medicaid Technical Assistance & Policy Program
Ohio's Medicaid Technical Assistance & Policy Program (MedTAPP) is a state-university partnership led by the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM). MedTAPP leverages the clinical and academic expertise of Ohio's colleges of medicine and public and private universities to improve health care quality for the nearly three million Ohioans insured by Medicaid.
OUR EXPERTS
MedTAPP health improvement initiatives harness the clinical and academic multidisciplinary experience of experts across the state. All experts are eligible to provide technical Assistance and consultation to the Ohio Medicaid program.
Hiten Patel
Hiten Patel, MD, MPH
The Ohio Sate University
Expertise
Primary Care, Medical Education, Point-of-care Ultrasound
Jan Ruma
Jan Ruma, BS, MEd, CFRE
University of Toledo
Expertise
Certified Pathways Community HUBs, Community Health Workers, Uninsured
Janet Simon
Janet Simon, PhD
Ohio University
Expertise
Epidemiology, Statistics, and Patient-reported Outcomes,
Jeff Jianfei Guo
Jeff Jianfei Guo, BPharm, MS, PhD
University of Cincinnati
Expertise
Drug Utilization Review, Health Outcomes Research
Jennifer Cooper
Jennifer Cooper, PhD
The Ohio State University
Expertise
Pediatrics, Surgery, Health Services Research
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner, PhD, RD
The Ohio State University
Expertise
Mixed Method Program Evaluation, Food Security Interventions
Joel Hughes
Joel Hughes, PhD Psychology License
Kent State University
Expertise
Clinical Psychology, Cardiac Rehabilitation
John McCarthy
John McCarthy, PhD, CCC-SLP
Ohio University
Expertise
Interprofessional Education, Augmentative Communication
Joseph Bianco
Joseph Bianco, PhD
Ohio University
Expertise
Trauma and Health, Trauma-Informed Care, Behavioral Health
Julie Niedermier
Julie Niedermier
The Ohio State University
Expertise
Addiction, Workforce Development, Behavioral Health
APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP
Use your expertise to inform health policymaking and advance health improvement throughout Ohio by completing the form below. Once processed, you will recieve access to funding opportunities, program and news updates, and health policy and analysis resources.
