Cuts to Medicaid Would Put Maternal Health at Risk
Medicaid coverage is connected to better health and lower rates of disability over time.
AACF Testimony in Support of SB252
AACF Testimony on March 4, Senate Committee on City, County and Local Affairs Camille Richoux, Health Policy Director, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families For almost 50 years now Arkansas Advocates has worked to ensure that children and their...
Oral Comments on Arkansas DHS Medicaid 1115 Waiver
Lack of insurance, not Medicaid coverage, is a well-documented risk factor for poor health.
Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Arkansas Small Towns and Rural Communities
Our leaders must take Medicaid funding cuts off the table.
Arkansas continues disappointing trend of increasing the number of kids without health insurance
We have been heading in the wrong direction when it comes to child health insurance trends, and it’s time to turn things around.
Nearly 40% of Postpartum Moms Are Losing Medicaid—It’s Time for Arkansas to Act
New data from the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) reveals what advocates have warned: Arkansas’s refusal to extend Pregnancy Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum is leaving thousands of mothers without critical health insurance coverage just weeks after...
Report shows huge losses in children’s healthcare coverage: urgent action needed
Arkansas, once a leader among states for lowering the uninsurance rate for kids, now finds itself ranked among the bottom 10 states for children's insurance coverage.
Let’s put everything on the table for maternal and infant health
We are pleased to see so much focus and attention in Arkansas on reducing our state’s maternal mortality rate. It’s important that, as this discussion continues, we do not lose sight of the importance of critical public policy changes to...
Federal Government Calls on Arkansas to do Better by Kids
Arkansas should protect children’s health as much as possible No child should lose health coverage because of red tape or unnecessary bureaucratic requirements. But more Arkansas children lost health coverage – both by number and percentage – than almost...
More than One-Third of Arkansas Medicaid Recipients Removed from Program Since April
Since April 1, more than 420,000 Arkansans enrolled in Medicaid were removed from the program, losing their coverage for the first time since early 2020.