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'Arkansas Medicaid'

Arkansas not among states told by federal authorities to pause Medicaid 'unwinding,' DHS says

Arkansas is kicking children off Medicaid at an alarming rate, but it's not among the states that were asked to press pause by federal authorities this week.
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Medicaid advocates deliver letters to offices of Cotton, Boozman and Sanders

The crew at Arkansas Community Organizations is resilient. Their latest move against the Medicaid disenrollments included hand delivering letters in the Arkansas Capitol.
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Arkansas Rural Healthcare Crisis Part II: The Prescription

Lawmakers must do three things to stop the bleeding and pave the way for a healthier Arkansas: 1. Increase support for rural providers; 2. Build rural infrastructure; 3. Expand Medicaid.

Update: Arkansas Medicaid closed 69K more cases in May

The state Department of Human Services continues to "unwind" Medicaid coverage for tens of thousands of people, meaning they no longer have health care coverage.
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Diagnosing Arkansas's rural health crisis, Part 1

The Natural State is one of the most rural states in our country and faces a unique set of challenges, like access to healthcare, education, and economic opportunity. Today we’re going to take a closer look at Arkansas’s rural healthcare situation.

A system designed to fail: Arkansas's Medicaid work reporting rule

Josh Mahony, the Democrat who ran for 3rd District Congress this year, has posted a video on Twitter that illustrates one of the many flaws in  the system by which Arkansas first mandated computer-only reporting to qualify for expanded Medicaid coverage. If you have a computer, have access, have e-mail can figure out the process, you still might be stymied by not having an up to date browser.
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Work rule 'works' in first month report; 26 percent flunk

As anticipated thousands failed to report sufficient hours to qualify for eligibility for Medicaid coverage under the work rule put in place at the beginning of June. About 26 percent of those covered didn't satisfy the reporting requirement.

Family vs. institutional care in Arkansas

It's cheaper to provide care for the disabled and elderly in their own homes than in institutions. So why is the legislature blocking reform?
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Arkansas has one of the most restrictive Medicaid programs in the United States. Now, one in four Arkansans is uninsured. Unless pregnant or disabled, childless adults don't qualify for Medicaid, even though they are destitute.

Arkansas Medicaid plan seen as innnovation

Ezekeil Emanuel, writing on health policy for the New York Times, has positive words for the Beebe administration plan to reshape Medicaid to save money and, it is hoped, improve results.
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New figures: Medicaid expansion would save Arkansas money

Late this afternoon, the state Human Services Department released estimates on the cost of Medicaid expansion.

Arkansas to get $2 million in Glaxo drug fraud settlement

The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has settled a health care fraud case for a record $3 billion.
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