2025 Arkansas Medicaid Educational Conference

2025 Medicaid Educational Conference
December 9, 2025

For Physicians, Nurses, Office Managers, Billers, and Hospitals

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Agenda

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8:30–8:45 | Opening Remarks/Welcome
Kellie Cornelius, MAP, CPHIMS, Supervisor, Outreach Services, AFMC
John Selig, MPA, President & CEO, AFMC

8:45–9:00 | DHS Priorities
Janet Mann, CPA, Secretary, Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS)

9:00–9:30 | Medicaid Updates
Elizabeth Pitman, JD, Director, Division of Medical Services (DMS), DHS

9:30–10:00 | Personal Care: New Manual
Debora Inman, JD, Director, Division of Adult, Aging, & Behavioral Health Services (DAABHS), DHS
Rebecca Maggio, BS, MOT, OTR/L, Assistant Director, DAABHS, DHS

10:00–10:15 | Break

10:15–10:45 | One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Changes in Medicaid Eligibility
Mary Franklin, CPA, Director, Division of County Operations (DCO), DHS

10:45–11:45 | Keynote Speaker
Meg Myers Morgan, PhD, Keynote Speaker

11:45–12:45 | Lunch & Networking

12:45–1:15 | PCMH Updates
David Ballard, Health Program Supervisor/Expert, DMS, DHS
Rhelinda McFadden, BSN, RN, CPHIMS, PCMH-CCE, Manager, PCMH Practice Transformation, AFMC

1:15–2:15 | Maternal Health Panel
Nell Smith, MS, MPH, Division Administrator, DMS, DHS
Cassie Cochran, Deputy Director, Public Health Programs, Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)
Pearl McElfish, PhD, MBA, MS, Director, Institute for Community Health Innovation

2:15–2:30 | BREAK

2:30–3:00 | Provider Enrollment
Andrea Allen, MBA, CPHIMS, Manager, Provider Services, Gainwell Technologies

3:00–3:30 | AR Medicaid Billing and Portal Review
Karen Young, MMIS Training & Program Developer, AFMC

3:30–4:00 | Integration of Behavioral Health in Primary Care
David A. Jones, Assistant Director, Medicaid Behavioral Health, OSAMH, DHS

4:00 | Closing Remarks & Door Prizes
Kellie Cornelius, MAP, CPHIMS, Supervisor, Outreach Services, AFMC