ICYMI: This week at the Arkansas State Capitol, March 6-10
JUVENILE JUSTICE: The House Judiciary Committee approved, by a voice vote, a Do Pass recommendation for SB 294 to establish the Fair Sentencing of Minors Act. It prohibits sentencing youth to life without […]
ARKids First turns 20!
Twenty years ago today, on March 10, 1997, then-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee signed ARKids First into law. ARKids was Arkansas’s state-funded health insurance program, and bringing it to life was […]
New solution will open Medicaid to legally residing Marshallese children
Arkansas has long sought a solution to the lack of ARKids First eligibility for children who lawfully migrate here from the Marshall Islands. On Monday, a smart solution emerged in […]
Report Shows Repeal of ACA Would Double Number of Uninsured Kids
One of the greatest achievements in the past two decades has been the increase in the number of American children who have health care coverage. We just celebrated the fact […]
New Report Celebrates Historic Gains in Children’s Health Coverage
A report released today from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families celebrates historic declines in the number of uninsured children. Nationally, 95 percent of children had health coverage […]
A bump up for kids’ coverage in Arkansas
A new federal law provides an opportunity for Arkansas to expand children’s health coverage while spending less at the state level. We need to make sure we take advantage of […]
AACF thanks Senators for renewing kids’ health coverage
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) would like to publicly thank the U.S. Senate for passing a bill that extends funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), better known […]
Thanking the Arkansas delegation for CHIP vote
AACF would like to thank the U.S. House of Representatives for taking action earlier today to ensure children in Arkansas and across the nation continue to get the quality health […]
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 […]
Exciting news about ARKids and Medicaid
Here’s a sneak peak at an exciting trend we’ve just uncovered in recent insurance coverage data. Find out more about this when we release our annual report on child health […]