Rebecca Kinney is the Director for the Administration for Community Living’s Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling (OHIC). In this role, Rebecca is responsible for the administration of the Medicare focused programs and activities managed by ACL including the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) program, and the CMS Financial Alignment Initiative Ombudsman Technical Assistance Center. She provides oversight and direction to the ACL project officers, state grantees, various administrative contracts used to support the state grantee work, and the national technical assistance and resource centers established to support the ACL grantees. 

Rebecca came to ACL in 2011 as the SMP Program Manager. Prior to that she worked with the Michigan SHIP, SMP, and MIPPA grantee as the statewide Trainer, where she was responsible for the education and certification of the team members statewide and became known for her expertise on both Medicare and Michigan Medicaid. 

Rebecca acquired her Master of Social Work with a focus in aging and management from the University of Michigan where she was also a Geriatric Fellow. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alma College.