MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDNews) – Governor Kay Ivey has announced a leadership shift in state healthcare, naming Bo Offord as the next commissioner of the Alabama Medicaid Agency and appointing longtime Medicaid leader Stephanie McGee Azar to serve as CEO of the State Employees’ Insurance Board (SEIB).
Azar, who has led the Medicaid Agency for more than 13 years, is Alabama’s longest consecutively serving Medicaid commissioner.
“She successfully directed annual Medicaid budgets and helped create and fund the first Alabama Medicaid Reserve, all while keeping a balanced budget,” said Gov. Ivey. “Stephanie has been a skillful manager of the state’s public health insurance program, and I am confident she will continue to serve the state well in her new role.”
Offord, a University of Alabama and Faulkner University School of Law graduate, joined the Alabama Medicaid Agency in 2010 and has served as assistant, deputy, and general counsel. He has managed legal matters across multiple courts and worked on complex federal regulatory issues.
“Having worked with Commissioner Azar for 15 years, I witnessed her leadership firsthand,” said Offord. “I am grateful to Governor Ivey for this opportunity and honored to serve the citizens of Alabama in this new role.”
Offord will officially begin his new role as commissioner on July 16.
