Since January 2014, at least 23 Medicaid directors have left the job. Median tenure falls between two and three years, compared to 3.2 years for state school superintendents and roughly 10 years for Fortune 500 CEOs, Governing reported. Why are directors so quick to jump ship? Former National Association of Medicaid Directors President and current Tennessee director Darin Gordon blamed exhaustion as a result of major change to the program over the past few years, while former Georgia director Mark Trail said the highly partisan political situation is another reason for leaving. Article