Program Director

Program Director / Attorney

Medicaid Defense Team

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc. (LSEM), a nonprofit law firm that provides free legal assistance to people living with low income/low opportunity, seeks a full-time Attorney Program Director for its Medicaid Defense Team in the Health and Welfare Program. This new program, funded by the City of St. Louis, will focus on City residents impacted by HR1 (also called The One Big Beautiful Bill Act) and its changes to Medicaid eligibility. The City is also funding a parallel program at the Integrated Health Network to work together with LSEM on HR1 implementation.

The Program Director will be responsible for supervising the City Grant Team, preparing grant reports for the funder, directly representing clients in individual cases, identifying systemic trends within the Team’s caseload, and working on systems-based solutions to those problems.

Responsibilities

· Closely coordinating with the Integrated Health Network Team to devise a unified strategy for reaching City residents in need of HR1-related assistance.

· Supervising the Intake and Outreach Coordinator and three Healthcare Advocates, including conducting annual performance evaluations and regular case reviews.

· Participating in regular meetings with the Integrated Health Network Team, the state Medicaid agency, and other community advisory groups and state/national coalitions as needed.

· Staying up to date on new policies and trends in HR1 implementation.

· Advocating on behalf of clients in negotiation with the state Medicaid agency, with a focus on state fair hearings and circuit court appeals.

· Performing grant reporting duties as needed.

· Exploring systems-based solutions to systemic issues identified through the Team’s work, to include administrative advocacy, policy analysis, and potential litigation.

· Other duties as assigned.