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 […]
The American Health Care Act Would Effectively End ACA Medicaid Expansion
The American Health Care Act, the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives in May and currently under consideration by the Senate, would shift more than $350 million […]
Medicaid is Lifeline to Health Coverage for Families in Rural Arkansas
A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and the University of North Carolina Rural Health Research Program shows children and adults in small towns and […]
New Congressional Budget Office Report Shows Federal Health Care Bill Still Harmful for Kids and Families
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released an updated analysis of the version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that the U.S. House recently passed to repeal the […]
Federal Health Care Bill Would Hit Rural Arkansas Hard
The federal health bill that the House recently passed, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), would be particularly harmful to Arkansas’s rural communities, according to a new report released today […]
Federal Health Care Bill Particularly Harmful in Arkansas
The passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by the U.S. House of Representatives will have a devastating impact on health care for Arkansas children and families. Congress rushed this […]
Raise Your Voice: Town Hall Meetings Across the State this Month
Even though the American Health Care Act (AHCA) did not pass last month, we’re not out of the woods yet. With rumors of Congress returning soon with an updated version […]
AACF Statement on the American Health Care Act (AHCA)
The following is a statement from Rich Huddleston, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: This week the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider the American […]