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TennCare head chosen for leadership institute

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – TennCare Director Darin Gordon has been chosen as a Fellow in the 2011 class of the Medicaid Leadership Institute.

He’s one of six Medicaid directors in the country selected for the program, a national initiative managed by the Center for Health Care Strategies.

The institute is designed to help Medicaid programs become national models for high-quality, cost-effective care.

Gordon has been TennCare director since 2006 and has worked for the state of Tennessee since 1996.