Employers offering self-insured health plans to their employees often contract with third-party administrators to provide administrative services such as managing plan enrollment and processing claims. This explainer examines what third-party administrators do, how they differ from traditional insurers, the regulatory environment in which they operate, and related policy concerns and issues.
In this study, we linked birth and death certificate data to enrollment and claims data to identify infants covered by Medicaid who died within their first year of life, assess their causes of death, and profile their healthcare utilization.
Our updated infographic on individual marketplace health insurance premiums shows that since 2017, Arkansas has had the lowest marketplace benchmark premium among the surrounding states.
This explainer examines the rise of private equity in healthcare, the financial structures behind private equity transactions, what the evidence shows about the impacts of these transactions on the healthcare system, and how policymakers are responding through regulatory efforts.
The 2025 federal budget law includes the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion investment in rural health care. This explainer details how the funds will be distributed and discusses potential ways Arkansas could use its share.
