• Provide leadership, direction and management of the department • Responsible for gathering, researching and analyzing various data to aid Executive Management in decisions regarding provider services • Responsible for ensuring the identification of Medicaid and state funded covered services including retroactive Medicaid coverage to ensure appropriate enrollment and claims payment • Responsible for interaction between providers and department staff to address any enrollment, payment and billing issues • Responsible for maintaining an understanding of the entire claims management/AR system • Responsible for maintaining an understanding of Medicaid and State funded billing rules