A lack of paid family leave programs in Arkansas leaves many families, particularly low-income families, in poor physical and financial health. Achieving statewide paid family leave is a great change, but a significant one. A few baby steps toward that ultimate goal could...
Paid leave allows employees to take time off to care for a new baby or a relative with a serious illness, without losing all of their income. Paid leave helps families stay financially and physically healthy. From an economic standpoint,...
Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace ends on January 31. The end of open enrollment provides an opportunity for lawmakers and health stakeholders to celebrate the success Arkansas has had in covering the uninsured, but it also provides...
The uninsured rate for Hispanic children in Arkansas (11 percent) is more than double the rate of uninsurance for all children in the state (4.8 percent). A report released by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families and the...
If you missed the blogs on managed care and private option changes, check those out before reading this final blog in our series on health care reform. Today, we will look at work requirements in Medicaid. After months of...
Today, we’re releasing a report that talks about what our children really need from birth to eight-years-old. Of course, kids need lots of things including access to health care, nurturing environments, and economically secure households. Check out the report for...
Lawmakers will soon make recommendations to the Governor about how we transform the health care system in Arkansas, and one of the big decisions is about the role of managed care organizations (MCOs). A recent report includes recommendations to...
The Affordable Care Act has helped cut the number of uninsured children in Arkansas to less than five percent, according to a new report released by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and Arkansas Advocates for Children...
Rewa Harris-Sparks of Fayetteville works hard for her family. She still cannot afford health insurance. Thanks to the Private Option, she’s covered. “I do have a job. I work very hard every day,” Rewa says in the video. “Although...
The number of people with health care coverage in Arkansas increased in 2014 because of health care reform and state’s decision to strengthen Medicaid. This has allowed more Arkansans access to quality coverage who otherwise couldn’t afford health insurance....