Time to Cut the Red Tape
Arkansas misses out on bonus funds for ARKids First: Time to cut the red tape! This week, 15 states received more than $200 million in bonuses for enrolling eligible children […]
UPDATE: Red Tape Signed by Governor
The Arkansas Finish Line Coalition was pleased to see Senate Bill 65 signed by Gov. Mike Beebe Wednesday. It will ensure as many as 20,000 children eligible for ARKids First […]
Wednesday at the Capitol: Cap Gains bill defeated, cutting ARKids red tape advances
Today was a good day at the State Capitol for kids and families. The Senate Revenue and Tax Committee rejected HB1002, the capital gains tax cut, that would have robbed […]
Red Tape Rally coverage
We were delighted by the coverage our ARKids First Red Tape Rally got last week. Especially an editorial from the Fort Smith Times Record: Children in Arkansas deserve to have […]
States Continued to Improve Medicaid in 2010 Despite Budget Woes… but not Arkansas
During the past year, as the entire nation has been focused on the country’s continuing economic problems, Medicaid and CHIP have continued to play a central role in providing coverage […]
Now let’s move forward with health
House bill 1053, an attempt to remove requirements under the new health care law, failed to get out of the House committee this morning. We detailed here yesterday why this bill moves […]
Ripping Through Red Tape
We have more information to share on the Red Tape Bill, Senate Bill 65. You already know that it would cut the red tape on ARKids First applications, preventing 20,000 […]
Red Tape Bill Introduced
Bureaucratic red tape keeping thousands of Arkansas children who qualify for ARKids First from enrolling or staying on the program is one step closer to being cut. Sen. Jeffress has […]
Children Don’t Have to Wait for Health Care
When children head back to school, parents often worry about how they will do and anxiously await that first report card. Parents whose children lack health insurance have additional worries […]
What are Health Exchanges and How Will They Benefit Arkansas?
Since beginning our discussion on health reform, we’ve referenced the new health exchange system that will be established in every state by January of 2014. But what exactly are exchanges […]