Today, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released two important reports about the Medicaid program. One report highlights how the Affordable Care Act helped to reduce uncompensated care (services provided that are not paid by an insurer or...
Recently, we shared our analysis of the latest ditch effort by some members of Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This week, Governor Hutchinson publicly shared that he joined a small group of Republican governors who gave input...
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...
For 26-year-old Nate Kennedy, health coverage under the Affordable Care Act arrived not a moment too soon. On January 2nd, the day after his new “silver” health plan kicked in, he developed a high fever and night sweats, and...
Tuesday, Arkansas’s House of Representatives passed the Department of Human Services Division of Medical Services appropriation for the 2015 fiscal year, by a margin of 76-24. The reason this is big news is because, embedded with the funding for...
Today in Arkansas we mark Nuclear Remembrance Day, to raise awareness of the nuclear tests that the United States conducted in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and to honor our nations’ shared history. Sponsored by the Marshallese Educational...
The Private Option is helping Arkansans. But don’t take it from us. Take it from Dr. Bill Wells, who has been helping low-income patients in and around Heber Springs for years. Dr. Wells practices at the Christian Health Center,...
Drug Testing for Unemployment Insurance: Unnecessary, Not Helpful, and Possibly Unconstitutional Senator Jeremy Hutchinson has filed SB38, which proposes drug-testing individuals who are unemployed as a condition of receiving benefits. This bill requires workers who have already been through...
Industries, low-income Arkansas workers to benefit from Medicaid expansion More than 150,000 Arkansans work every day, earn less than $32,000 per year, and do not have health insurance. These workers qualify for Medicaid under new federal guidelines set to...
Arkansas Lawmakers Ensure Kids Keep Coverage as Private Plans Leave the State The legislative session in Arkansas ended last month with many accomplishments for kids’ health on the books. We spend a lot of time talking about measures to...