Stacie Weeks, MPH, JD

On July 1, 2025, Governor Joe Lombardo appointed Stacie as Director of the Nevada Health Authority. She brings over a decade of experience in health care policy and innovation. Prior to her appointment, Stacie served as Nevada’s Medicaid Director, where she led the agency through several major reforms – most notably the statewide expansion of managed care, a billion-dollar hospital fee program, a redesign of children’s behavioral health care in response to a U.S. Department of Justice Settlement Agreement, and the state’s first federal 1332 waiver reform, which captures hundreds of millions in new federal funds to support a reinsurance program, among other initiatives, designed to improve the affordability of health insurance. Before Nevada, Stacie worked for the Minnesota Senate and Minnesota’s Medicaid agency, where she played a key role in developing the nation’s first-ever Basic Health Program under the Affordable Care Act. Stacie holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock and a master’s in public health from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. In her free time, Stacie enjoys spending time in the sun, hiking with her family, and exploring Tahoe.