| December 9, 2009 |
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Conference offers latest info on Medicaid
State program’s director to offer keynote address at Dec. 10 event
Contact Information
Janna Williams
501-212-8646
Interest in government health care programs has possibly never been higher in this country. And with more than a quarter of the state’s population — about 700,000 Arkansans, 400,000 of them children — receiving some type of assistance through the Medicaid program, any changes that come out of the current debate in Congress could have a major impact here. The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care is hosting the last in its yearly series of Medicaid conferences for health care professionals Dec. 10 at the Embassy Suites hotel in Little Rock. Arkansas Medicaid Director Roy Jeffus will be the keynote speaker, offering the expected 500 attendees an update on the Medicaid program in Arkansas. The conference begins at 8 a.m., and Jeffus is scheduled to speak from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. AFMC is a not-for-profit organization that contracts with Arkansas Medicaid to provide a number of health care improvement services for both patients and health care providers. Part of our mission is to educate doctors, nurses and others in the health care field, with the goal of helping them provide the best care possible. For 37 years, through utilization review, quality improvement projects, and public education, the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care has worked to improve the health of Arkansans. Our mission statement: To promote excellence in health care through evaluation and education. Visit our online newsroom at www.afmc.org/media.