Progress Has Stalled in Covering Arkansas Children with Health Insurance

The number of uninsured children increased nationally by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018, reversing a long-standing positive trend according to a new report released by the Georgetown University Center for […]

ARKids First: Low-Cost or Free Health Insurance for Arkansas’s Children

Every child should have their health care needs met. ARKids First provides low-cost or free health insurance for children across Arkansas. Nationwide, 1.1 million kids have lost Medicaid or CHIP […]

Substance Use Disorders and Medicaid Expansion: How do they Intersect?

Drug misuse is an epidemic in the United States, and Medicaid has a considerable role in the solution. We try to tell ourselves that it could never happen in our […]

Appeal of Arkansas Works Work Reporting Requirement Heard in Federal Court

October 11, 2019 has been circled on the calendar for months. This morning, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held oral arguments for the case Charles […]

New Public Charge Rule Puts Millions of Kids at Risk

The Trump administration is moving forward with its effort to radically change the federal policy under which immigrants are deemed a “public charge.” Unless the rule change is defeated in […]

Children’s Health in Arkansas: Losing Ground on Key Measures

Note: This blog is the third in a series of posts covering the findings in the Annie E. Casey Foundation 2019 KIDS COUNT® Data Book. To read the first blog post on […]

Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 13

Though the ceremonial sine die for the 92nd General Assembly isn’t until April 24, both houses recessed this Wednesday. There are a handful of bills still waiting on the Governor’s signature, but […]

Medicaid is a Lifeline for Arkansas Children and Families

Medicaid is critical to the health and well-being of hundreds of thousands of Arkansans, from prenatal and well-child checkups to treatment programs that families hope they never need – but […]

Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 11

As expected, several committees and the House met today, in an effort to get through the many bills still left to cover before the end of the session. The AACF […]

Judge’s ruling saves thousands more Arkansans from losing health care

Today, U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg ruled that Arkansas’s work reporting requirement cannot continue because it violates the purpose of the Arkansas Works program. The decision puts a stop […]