Arkansas has nation’s highest rate of rural Medicaid coverage for kids
65% of Arkansas's rural kids have health insurance through Medicaid and ARKids First.
2022 Annual Report
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) had a noteworthy 2022! We celebrated AACF’s 45th year of operation throughout the year, sharing highlights of the organization’s history and looking forward to what a shared future vision for Arkansas might...
Arkansas Ranks 43rd in Child Well-Being While Inaccessible Child Care Pushes Parents to the Breaking Point
50-state Data show economy loses $122 billion a year as child care challenges cause parents to miss, quit or scale back work, Annie E. Casey Foundation finds. Arkansas parents are struggling more than most to access quality child care,...
Another Month of Alarming Medicaid News
More than 54,000 Arkansas children have lost their health insurance in just two months.
Kids at the Capitol: 2023 Legislative Summary
Arkansas’s 2023 General Assembly passed 889 bills. Many of these new laws will impact Arkansas’s kids. From depression-screening coverage for pregnant women and new moms to free school meals for more kids, our Kids at the Capitol 2023 Legislative...
Arkansas’s Progress in Pre-K Remains Stalled
Every child in Arkansas deserve access to high-quality preschool programs.
More than 20 National Patient Advocacy Organizations are Worried for Arkansans
No one who is eligible for Medicaid should have to go without coverage.
Arkansas’s Medicaid Unwinding Report Raises Alarms
Considering Arkansas is one of the 10 poorest states in the nation, with a poverty rate of 16.3% and a child poverty rate of 22%, it should come as no surprise that a large number of Arkansans need health...
Arkansas Legislature Further Erodes Local Democracy
Whether a local income tax is a good choice for a community should be a decision that arises from that community itself.
Holding the Line for Kids
Protecting Children’s Health Coverage in the Face of Major Challenges Arkansas has historically been a leader in children’s health coverage, with almost 95% of our state’s children covered by health insurance. But we’re entering a critical period to hold...