A Washington, D.C. health care equity leader has been named head administrator for the state Medicaid health insurance program and state-based exchange for health insurance.
Appointed by Gov. Phil Scott, DaShawn Groves is the new commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA), effective September 3.
Groves most recently worked as the Special Projects Officer to the Medicaid Director at the Department of Health Care Finance for the District of Columbia, where his work focused on embedding system improvements and health equity into departmental priorities. Prior to that, he was a Lead Project Manager at the Health Care Reform and Innovation Administration, where he designed and tested innovative models of care and payment among Medicaid providers.
Groves received his Bachelor of Science degree in Integrated Science and Technology from James Madison University, his Master of Public Health degree from Emory University and Doctor of Philosophy in Health Policy from the George Washington University.