Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMD)

As of 2026, the CEO and president of the organization was John Selig, who previously was a director at the Arkansas Division of Mental Health from 1996 until 1999, an administrative assistant at the office of former U.S. Senator David Pryor (D-AR) from 2004 until 2005, and the Director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services from 2005 to 2016. ²

Background

The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care is a nonprofit health care organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas. The organization also has an office in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and as of 2026 had more than 300 staff. AFMD was established in 1972 as a Professional Standards Review Organization. ¹

The organization works with Arkansas Medicaid programs, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS), hospitals, clinicians, health departments, private insurers, and long-term care institutions. According to its website, AFMD reviews medical cases; offers education, training, and outreach to medical providers; performs data analysis, health policy analysis, and HIPAA security risk analysis; and provides education regarding consumer health. ¹

AFMC also provides memberships to Arkansas physicians. According to its website, physicians who join AFMC are eligible to take part in “Medicaid peer review services,” receive updates on health care innovations, and receive educational materials for the members’ practice or facility. AFMC also notes that physician members are eligible to run for AFMC leadership positions and committee appointments. ³

According to AFMC’s LinkedIn, as of June 2026, the organization reportedly had more than 1,500 physician members and more than 150 medical professionals as part of its staff. ⁴

People

The president and CEO of the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, as of June 2026, was John Selig. ⁵

Selig volunteered at the U.S. Peace Corps from 1982 until 1984. The Peace Corps is a government agency established by an executive order from then-President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and later codified by Congress to promote peace abroad by sending American volunteers to conduct service activities. ^{2 6 7}

Selig was also the Special Assistant to the Deputy Director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services from 1988 until 1994, when he became the Director of In-Home Services at the Arkansas Department of Health, a position he held until 1996. ²

Selig was a Director at the Arkansas Division of Mental Health from 1996 until 1999 and was an administrative assistant in the office of former U.S. Senator David Pryor (D-AR) from 2004 until 2005. ²

Selig was also the director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services from 2005 to 2016. He became the senior vice president at the Lewin Group, a health care management consulting firm, from 2016 to 2018, and was the vice president of public sector growth at health care company Optum from 2018 to 2022. He became president and CEO of AFMC in September 2022, a position he continued to hold as of June 2026. ²

Selig received a total of $456,881 in compensation from AFMC in 2025. ⁸

Government Funding

The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care has received funding from the federal government. The organization received a total of just over $1.9 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration in October 2018. The grant was to fund a five-year project to train health care professionals in “value-based and trauma-informed care.” ⁹