Sara Vitolo

Sara Vitolo serves as Deputy Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Since joining CMCS in March 2022, Sara has led work across CMCS to strengthen the Medicaid and CHIP programs. In addition to promoting excellence in all aspects of CMCS and Medicaid operations, Sara guides the center to achieve its proactive policy priorities related to Medicaid managed care, data and systems, and program integrity. Prior to CMCS, Sara was Deputy Director of the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) at CMS, working to improve coordination between the Federal Government and states and enhance outcomes for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Before joining MMCO in 2015, Sara worked at the White House Office of Management and Budget in the Medicare Branch of the Health Division, and at CMS on Medicare payment and rate-setting policy. 

Prior to federal service, Sara helped strengthen global health programs at IntraHealth International and taught science at an elementary school in Boston as an AmeriCorps member. Sara received a B.S. in biology from Stonehill College and an M.S.P.H. in health policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.