Welcome to the GitHub home of the Safe AI in Medicaid Alliance (SAMA) — a national public-private initiative working to define safe, practical, and program-aligned uses of AI across the Medicaid enterprise.
This organization serves as a hub for:
- 🤝 Collaboration between state Medicaid programs, federal partners, and vendors
- 📘 Sharing policies, use cases, and implementation experiences
- 🛠️ Building deliverables aligned with national frameworks like the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
- 📍 Supporting shared goals leading up to MESC 2025
➡️ Visit our public overview repository:
SAMA Public Info & Participation Guide
Participants are contributing to:
- A national repository of Medicaid-relevant AI use cases
- A policy library of AI guidelines from states and vendors
- Draft Medicaid overlays to national standards like the NIST AI RMF
- Shared frameworks to support responsible innovation
If you are a state Medicaid official, federal partner, or Medicaid-focused vendor:
📧 Contact: daniel.hallenbeck@acentra.com
Or start here:
https://github.com/Safe-AI-in-Medicaid-Alliance/info
Let’s build something practical, meaningful, and Medicaid-specific — together.