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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 17, 2020

Tennessee Division of TennCare director Gabe Roberts is stepping down from his position to return to the private sector, effective March 2, the Nashville Post reports. The resignation comes months after he led the drafting of Tennessee’s proposed Medicaid block grant amendment. He also led the design and implementation of the Tennessee Health Care Innovation Initiative, the Employment and Community First CHOICES program and the agency’s strategy to combat the opioid epidemic, according to the agency. Roberts joined TennCare in 2013 as general counsel. He was named deputy director in 2016 and director in 2018. No successor has been named.