Medicaid recap
Medicaid recap Since it’s February – the month of love – we felt it was a good time to (re)proclaim our love for Medicaid. For more than 15 years, we have been sharing how Medicaid and ARKids First have...
Drug Testing for Unemployment Insurance: Unnecessary, Not Helpful, and Possibly Unconstitutional
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...
Copays affect Medicaid recipients, providers
Copays affect Medicaid recipients, providers Cost-sharing and copayments reduce access to health care for low-income families who already struggle to make ends meet. In the debate to extend Medicaid to 250,000 adults, the idea of using some form of...
Industries, low-income Arkansas workers to benefit from Medicaid expansion
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...
Huddleston: Gov Beebe on Right Track
Huddleston: Gov Beebe on Right Track Governor Mike Beebe addressed the state legislature Tuesday outlining a path for lawmakers to follow that would make sure Arkansans continue to receive vital services, the state continues to invest in its future,...
Arkansas is a national leader in covering kids.
Arkansas is a national leader in covering kids. It isn’t often that we Arkansans can brag about leading the nation in health-related statistics. Break out the party hats – a new report shows that Arkansas is fourth the nation in...
More details on proposed DHS cuts
More details on proposed DHS cuts Tuesday’s budget hearing for the Department of Human Services (DHS) was definitely eventful. The largest state agency, with more 7,500 employees, DHS serves more than 1.2 million Arkansans each year. Most of its...
80,000 Arkansas parents stand to benefit from Medicaid extension
80,000 Arkansas parents stand to benefit from Medicaid extension LITTLE ROCK – 80,000 Arkansas parents stand to benefit if the state chooses to extend Medicaid to those who now qualify under the new health care law, a new report...
Health coverage exchange moving forward in Arkansas
Health coverage exchange moving forward in Arkansas In Arkansas, we’re continuing to work to ensure children have the health coverage and health care they need. Current efforts include developing the new health law’s Exchange (an insurance marketplace) and advocating...
Countdown to more coverage options begins today
Open enrollment begins today It’s October. This month brings the promise of changing leaves, pumpkins, and cooler weather. For half a million uninsured Arkansans, October 1 also means it’s just one year until they can begin signing up for...