One Month into Medicaid Work Requirement, Warning Lights are Already Flashing
Our partners at the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) published the following post last week on their blog, Say Ahhh! The post analyzes the data for the […]
Ninety-Six Percent of Arkansas Kids Now Have Health Insurance, But Other Areas Need Improvement
Note: This blog is fourth in a series of posts covering the findings in the 2018 Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book. To read the introductory blog post, click […]
AR Poverty Rate Improving, According to Latest National Rankings
The number of Arkansas children in poverty has decreased by 28,000 since 2010, according to data in the 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book released today by the Annie E. Casey […]
Threats to Immigrant Families Escalate, Impact Arkansas
The Trump administration has increased threats to the well-being of children of immigrants with a series of ill-conceived policies that promote separation of families, from the U.S. border with Mexico […]
New Reports Say Medicaid Eligibility Restrictions are Complex, Costly
Today, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released two important reports about the Medicaid program. One report highlights how the Affordable Care Act helped to reduce uncompensated care (services […]
Remembering What the American Health Care Act Could Have Meant
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Representatives French Hill, Rick Crawford, Bruce Westerman, and […]
New Poll Finds Arkansans Strongly Support State-Level EITC, Investing in Children’s Programs
An overwhelming majority of Arkansans support a state-level Earned Income Tax Credit and greater state investment in afterschool and summer programs, according to a new poll released today by Arkansas […]
Join Us – and Give Kids a Voice at the Capitol!
For over 40 years, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families has provided research and analysis to make policy recommendations that make life better for children in our state. The specific […]
AACF Statement on the March 24th March for Our Lives Arkansas Event
Today, Rich Huddleston, Executive Director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, issued the following statement about this Saturday’s March for Our Lives Arkansas event in Little Rock: At 10 […]
Trump Budget Has Everything We Hated About Health Legislation Last Year (And Worse)
In 2017, Congress tried and failed more than once to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Medicaid. It failed every time because families across the nation rejected taking health […]