Updated: 12:00 PM EST December 15, 2020
COLUMBIA, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster Tuesday announced that after serving for over three years as Director of the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), Joshua Baker has resigned from his position.
The resignation takes effect January 11, 2021.
The mission of SCDHHS is to manage the Medicaid Program in South Carolina, making sure the state is providing medical care for needy persons who have low income.
Although no specific reason for his decision was given, in his resignation letter Baker says, With vaccine distribution in sight, the agency in the strongest financial position it has seen in over a decade and a half, and a natural pause in initiatives following the election but prior to the start of the next General Assembly, I believe now is an appropriate time to transition leadership at the agency.