Cuts to Medicaid Would Put Maternal Health at Risk
Medicaid coverage is connected to better health and lower rates of disability over time.
The Proposed Medicaid Cuts Will Cost Arkansas Billions
Over the next 10 years, Arkansans would lose nearly $10 billion in health care coverage.
Oral Comments on Arkansas DHS Medicaid 1115 Waiver
Lack of insurance, not Medicaid coverage, is a well-documented risk factor for poor health.
Medicaid and SNAP in jeopardy with proposed federal cuts
The budget proposals would be extremely harmful. And they do nothing to fulfill elected officials’ promises of easing economic burdens or bringing down the price of groceries.
Arkansas’s Maternal Health Crisis: Women Across the State Share their Experiences and Views
In 2024, Arkansas Advocates held a series of focus groups with women around the state who were pregnant or had recently given birth. The corresponding white paper, Arkansas’s Maternal Health Crisis: Women Across the State Share their Experiences and...
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.
Medicaid Coverage is Veterans’ Coverage
As we honor veterans this week, it’s important to remember that they often have complex health needs when they return home from their service. In Arkansas, our Medicaid program provides critical access to health services for veterans – a...
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...
The Medicaid Minute with Chloe
Medicaid makes access to affordable health care a reality for Arkansans like Chloe.
Medicaid 101
Medicaid is an essential health insurance program that provides coverage to hundreds of thousands of Arkansans.