June 24, 2025

State of Washington

Moran

Gov. Bob Ferguson appointed Ryan Moran director of the Washington State Health Care Authority, effective Aug. 18. Moran currently serves as deputy secretary for Health Care Financing and Medicaid director for the Maryland Department of Health. Moran has overseen Maryland's Medicaid program since April 2023, serving more than 1.5 million Marylanders receiving critical acute, outpatient, and behavioral health services and 125,000 providers that serve Medicaid participants. In early 2025, Moran served as acting secretary of health at the Maryland Department of Health. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, which seeks to elevate and support 56 state and territory Medicaid programs in providing coverage to those they serve. Previously, Moran served as chief executive officer for Whitman-Walker Health System, a community-centered enterprise committed to advancing social justice and equality through health. As assistant vice president, care transformation for MedStar Health's four hospitals in the Baltimore region, Moran oversaw nearly $130 million in community benefit reporting.

Moran earned bachelor's degrees in public policy and business administration from the University of Charleston, and a master's in health services administration from Xavier University. He holds a doctor of public health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and was named a John Hume Scholar at Johns Hopkins for his potential in future significant contributions to the field of public health