Ed Heidig was appointed by the President on May 15, 2018 as Regional Director for HHS Region IX which serves the people of the states of Arizona, Nevada, California, Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. Ed Heidig is an experienced policy advisor and health care administrator who served as Chief Deputy Director and later Interim Director for the State of California Department of Managed Health Care. The Department is the only stand-alone agency regulating health insurance in the U.S.
Ed Heidig played a key role in adopting timely-access regulations which assured the right care at the right time and proactively reached settlements with health maintenance organizations which expanded autism coverage. He also served on the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, which administered the SCHIP program for California. A graduate of Claremont McKenna College and Pepperdine University School of Law, he lives in Sacramento with his wife and has three daughters.
Regional Staff Contact Information:
- Regional Manager for Civil Rights
- Regional Chief Counsel
- Regional Inspectors General
- Regional Inspector General for Audit
- Regional Inspector General Evaluation and Inspections
- Special Agent in Charge for Investigations
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)
- Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
- Hospital Preparedness Program
Regional Operating Divisions Office Web Sites:
- Administration for Children and Families
- Administration for Community Living
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Food and Drug Administration
- FDA Southwest Regional/District Offices (Serves Arizona)
- FDA Pacific Regional/District Offices (Serves Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada)
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Indian Health Service (IHS)
- California Area (Serves California and Hawaii)
- Phoenix Area (Serves Arizona and Nevada)
- Navajo Area (Serves Arizona)
- Tucson Area (Serves Southern Arizona)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)