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'Department of Human Services'

Sanders rejects 12-month Medicaid extension for moms, says Arkansas already has enough coverage

Arkansas's shamefully high maternal mortality rate is not enough to convince Arkansas officials to extend Medicaid for new moms, even though the federal government would foot the lion's share of the bill. A DHS spokesman said other options are available.
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Arkansas to tackle summertime food insecurity with new school program

Kathy Webb, who has served as the CEO of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance since 2006, said she is ecstatic about the program.
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New York Times spotlights Arkansans suffering from post-pandemic Medicaid purge

Why was the Biden administration so slow in responding to Arkansas's Medicaid purge?

Biden administration 'deeply alarmed' by Arkansas's rush to kick kids off Medicaid

"I am deeply alarmed that, as of September 2023, your data shows that children’s Medicaid and CHIP enrollment in your state has declined by 78,506 children or 18 percent compared to March 2023," Becerra wrote.
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Another 54K Arkansans lose Medicaid in final month of state's post-pandemic purge

September's figures bring the final number of Medicaid cases closed over the 6-month "unwinding" period to more than 427,000, or more than 40% of the state's April 1 enrollment.

Former Children and Family Services employee arrested on rape charge

A now-former state Children and Family Services employee was arrested on a rape charge in Saline County.
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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.

More than 37K Arkansans lost Medicaid coverage in June due to incomplete paperwork

DHS has now disenrolled more than 112,000 Arkansans in three months whose continued Medicaid eligibility was left unknown after the expiration of special pandemic-era rules.
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Arkansas’s short-staffed Division of Children and Family Services manages fewer foster children

A staffing shortage in Arkansas’s foster care system has led to higher caseloads and more turnover, according to the most recent report from the Division of Children and Family Services.

Arkansas Medicaid recipients could lose benefits starting April 1

More than one million Arkansans receive Medicaid assistance, but an estimated 420,000 of those could be at risk of losing their benefits at the end of the Public Health Emergency on April 1. Over the next six months, the Department of Human Services will redetermine folks' eligibility. However, administrative errors and problems making contact could unenroll people who still qualify.
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Sanders announces pilot program to allow DHS employees to bring their kids to work

The program — called Families at Work — will allow some DHS employees to bring their children to work. Eventually, the program could be implemented at all state agencies, Gov. Sarah Sanders said Tuesday.

Sanders names Kentuckian to head Department of Human Services

A woman who oversaw a Medicaid work requirement in Kentucky will take the lead of the Department of Human Services, Governor Sanders announced.
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