Gov. Jared Polis names new leaders for Colorado health agencies amid Medicaid turmoil

On 2026-04-04, Gov. Jared Polis announced in Denver that he was appointing Gretchen Hammer as acting executive director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and Stephanie Beasley as the next commissioner of the Behavioral Health Administration. The statement came amid turmoil over Colorado's Medicaid program and followed the resignation of Kim Bimestefer earlier in the week.