Medicaid 101

Medicaid is an essential health insurance program that provides coverage to hundreds of thousands of Arkansans.

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The Disconnect Between Income and Taxes in Arkansas

The wealthy aren’t paying their fair share, and that hurts programs and policies that help all Arkansans. Our children have been back in school for weeks. Labor Day has passed. And we were teased with cooler weather last week. It feels like autumn is in the air. At this point the start of the 2025 […]

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Lost in Transition: Maya’s Story Highlights the Impact of Medicaid Barriers on Postpartum Care in Arkansas

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is collecting stories from people who are insured through ARHOME, one of Arkansas’s Medicaid programs. Data points and numbers are important because they help us understand the impact, but at the end of the day, numbers are only part of the picture. Storytelling is imperative to understanding the impact […]

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Arkansas Ranks 45TH in 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book

Arkansas leaders must do more to protect children and prepare them to learn so they can flourish in adulthood.

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Nearly 40% of Postpartum Moms Are Losing Medicaid—It’s Time for Arkansas to Act

November 5, 2024

New data from the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) reveals what advocates have warned: Arkansas’s refusal to extend Pregnancy Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum is leaving thousands of mothers without critical health insurance coverage just weeks after...

Teen Births: A Low Ranking Arkansas Can Actually Change

October 29, 2024

Every year, we share the national 2024 KIDS COUNT® Data Book rankings that indicate how we’re doing in child well-being, and just about every year, Arkansans respond with a disappointed sigh. This year was no different. We’re 45th. It’s...

State Budget Revenue Forecasting

October 23, 2024

Does our way of forecasting shortchange our future? Creating and approving the Arkansas state budget is demanding work for our governor and legislature. Predicting how much money the state will bring in from fees and taxes is both science...

The Medicaid Minute with Chloe

October 11, 2024

Medicaid makes access to affordable health care a reality for Arkansans like Chloe.

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Farther from the Finish Line

September 6, 2024

Arkansas Not on Track for Insurance Coverage for Arkansas’s Children Every year, our Finish Line report provides a snapshot of the previous year’s progress toward ensuring all children have insurance coverage in our state. Last year was an uncommon...

Issue Brief: Medicaid Matters on Labor Day

August 29, 2024

Arkansas’s Medicaid program helps keep our state’s labor force healthy. Having insurance protects part-time workers, caregivers, and lower-income families from financial hardship and provides peace of mind to many across the state. With insurance coverage, people can address health...

Sexual Health Education in Arkansas

July 10, 2024

A Blueprint for the Future DOWNLOAD THIS PUBLICATION If Arkansas is to reduce poverty and increase opportunity for its children and families, we must reduce the state’s teen birth rate. To do that, we have to change what we’re...

The State of Working Arkansas

May 21, 2024

Arkansas only thrives when workers thrive In Arkansas, people, and not corporations, drive the economy. The labor and skills of Arkansas workers build prosperity in the state. Therefore, hardworking Arkansans deserve public spending and policies that support them. An...

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