Carole Johnson
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Johnson joined HRSA from the White House COVID-19 Response Team. She previously served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, leading the state’s largest agency and providing health care and social services to one-in-five New Jerseyans. During her tenure as Commissioner, the Department expanded Medicaid coverage of mental health and substance use disorder services, created new Medicaid benefits to improve maternal health outcomes, and integrated Medicaid into the newly launched state-based Affordable Care Act marketplace. Under Johnson’s leadership, the Department also substantially increased child care rates for the first time in a decade, expanded food assistance benefits, and created an Office of New Americans to support the state’s diverse communities.
At the Department of Health and Human Services, Johnson previously managed health care workforce policy issues for HRSA. She also was policy director for the Alliance of Community Health Plans, program officer with the Pew Charitable Trusts health program, and senior government relations manager with the American Heart Association.
Appearances
DateMarch 11, 2023Update from the HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration A Conversation on the State of American Politics – Appealing to Both Sides in an Increasingly Difficult Environment Ana Navarro, GOP Strategist and Political Contributor to CNN, Telemund…Speakers
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesGOP Strategist and Political Contributor to CNN, Telemundo, Co-Host of ABC’s The ViewCNN Political Analyst & Former State Representative from South CarolinaSenior Vice President, Public Policy and Research Division, NACHCChief Executive Officer, South Carolina Primary Health Care Association
