ICYMI: This Week at the Arkansas State Capitol, March 13-17
Now in the home stretch of the legislative session, it was a busy week at the Arkansas State Capitol. Here are some of the week’s big developments. HEALTH: Both chambers overwhelmingly […]
ICYMI: Weekly Legislative Update Feb. 27-March 3
HEALTH: HB1465, a bill to freeze enrollment in the Medicaid expansion program for low-income adults, passed out of the House of Representatives this week. The bill, which prevents any newly […]
ICYMI: This week at the Arkansas State Capitol, Feb. 20-24
In case you missed it, here’s a recap of some of the big things that happened at the Arkansas State Capitol this week: TAX & BUDGET: What’s going on with […]
ICYMI: This week at the AR State Capitol
This was a fairly lively week at the State Capitol. In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights and a few things to look out for next […]
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 […]
Health Care for Thousands Left Hanging in the Balance
Yesterday’s failed Senate vote on the Medicaid appropriation was critical to keeping hundreds of thousands of Arkansans insured. Earlier this week, we wrote about the devastating impact to the state budget, if […]
Uninsured rate for Hispanic children twice that of state average
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 […]
Work requirements for Private Option miss the mark
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 […]
What do #ARKidsNeed from 0-8? You tell us!
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, […]
Managed care in Arkansas: access, costs, and quality matter
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 […]