The Arkansas Private Option: A County by County Look at the Impact of Lost Coverage
What is the Private Option? A new kind of affordable, private health coverage for up to 250,000 Arkansans who lack health insurance. A market-based, fiscally responsible model of covering low-income […]
Fact Sheet: Marshallese Families and the Affordable Care Act
Arkansas is home to one of the largest populations of Marshallese individuals in the world — people who were born in the Republic of the Marshall Islands but moved here […]
The Affordable Care Act
Beginning in October 2013, more than 500,000 Arkansans who are uninsured will have a new way to shop for, compare, and purchase insurance. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a […]
Extending Medicaid Through Private Health Plans: Reactions to Arkansas’s Private Option
The vote on whether or not to approve funding for Arkansas’s Private Option, a bipartisan solution passed during the 2013 legislative session to provide health coverage to low-income Arkansans by […]
Crossing the Finish Line 2012: Nearing the home stretch for covering kids and parents in Arkansas
Want to know more about the state of children’s health here in Arkansas? As Arkansas’s economy has begun to recover from the recession, ARKids First has been a vital resource […]
Arkansas Veterans Benefit from Private Option, April 2013
Arkansas veterans would benefit greatly from the new affordable coverage options available in the state. Statewide, 20,300 Arkansas veterans are uninsured. The state is considering whether or not to strengthen […]
Top Ten Principles for Health Policymakers, March 2013
Arkansas policymakers have choices to make in the coming weeks that will determine whether every Arkansan has access to affordable, high-quality health coverage beginning January 1, 2014. Research shows that […]
The Facts on Medicaid Copayments: Considerations for Arkansas
Arkansas has an opportunity to strengthen its Medicaid program and stimulate economic activity statewide by extending coverage to an estimated 250,000 uninsured Arkansans, including 10,000 children. Arkansas can cover parents […]
TOP 10 Reasons to Extend Medicaid to Those Who Qualify
It’s the right thing to do. More than 240,000 Arkansas uninsured adults will now have health care coverage.Without it, low-income, uninsured adults who are currently not eligible for Medicaid will […]
Medicaid Toolkit: Strengthening Medicaid Helps Families
Medicaid works for Arkansas. It helps our disabled neighbors, elderly Arkansans, and thousands of children in low-income homes get care when they need it most. According to DHS officials, Medicaid […]