Charles Duarte was appointed as the Administrator for the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) in August 2000.  He is responsible for the Medicaid and Nevada Check Up programs, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for Nevada-based hospital cost reporting and analyses.

DHCFP administers: program services and funding for Medicaid and Nevada Check Up eligible recipients, including comprehensive physician, hospital, pharmacy, diagnostic, and other medically needed services for almost 200,000 Nevadans; in home and nursing home long-term care services; and community based programs and support services provided by other state and local government entities serving Medicaid recipients throughout Nevada.  In addition, the Division has responsibility for hospital cost and utilization reports, and for the analysis of data submitted by hospitals in the state. 

Charles has served on numerous boards and commissions, including a previous term as a board member and president of a non-profit HMO in Hawaii.  He also served as a board member of the Hawaii State Primary Care Association and as a board member for the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations.  He is a current State of Nevada Public Employee Benefit Program (PEBP) board member and a member of PEBP’s Wellness Subcommittee. 

Prior to his appointment, Charles served as Medicaid Administrator for the State of Hawaii from July 1997 to August 2000.  He served as Executive Director of a non-profit, federally-qualified health center in Honolulu from 1995 through June 1997.  Prior to that he served as Director of a multi-specialty teaching clinic and assisted with development of a community-based Medicaid HMO that successfully won a managed care contract with the State of Hawaii.  Other experiences include health insurance sales and marketing management with Hawaii’s Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan, and as a medical technologist. 

Chuck has a M.B.A. and a B.S. in Medical Technology from the University of Hawaii.