AACF Testimony in Support of SB252

AACF Testimony on March 4, Senate Committee on City, County and Local Affairs Camille Richoux, Health Policy Director, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families For almost 50 years now Arkansas […]
The Proposed Medicaid Cuts Will Cost Arkansas Billions

Over the next 10 years, Arkansans would lose nearly $10 billion in health care coverage.
Oral Comments on Arkansas DHS Medicaid 1115 Waiver

Lack of insurance, not Medicaid coverage, is a well-documented risk factor for poor health.
Medicaid and SNAP in jeopardy with proposed federal cuts

The budget proposals would be extremely harmful. And they do nothing to fulfill elected officials’ promises of easing economic burdens or bringing down the price of groceries.
Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Arkansas Small Towns and Rural Communities

Our leaders must take Medicaid funding cuts off the table.
Medicaid Town Hall: The Voices of Medicaid in Arkansas

We are working to highlight the impact of Medicaid in Arkansas communities through stories of lived experience.
Arkansas continues disappointing trend of increasing the number of kids without health insurance

We have been heading in the wrong direction when it comes to child health insurance trends, and it’s time to turn things around.
Nearly 40% of Postpartum Moms Are Losing Medicaid—It’s Time for Arkansas to Act

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 […]
The Medicaid Minute with Chloe

Medicaid makes access to affordable health care a reality for Arkansans like Chloe.
Medicaid 101

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