Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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publications
Our new explainer looks at Medicare Advantage, a program that is seeing increasing enrollment in Arkansas but is also raising questions about its impacts.
A look at the benefits and challenges associated with prescription discount cards.
This explainer examines how immunizations provide immunity against disease, the different types of vaccines, standards used to determine vaccine safety and effectiveness, and immunization recommendations.
Blog Posts
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended that primary care providers offer interventions or referrals to support breastfeeding.
On April 7, the Trump administration finalized a 5.1% rate increase for Medicare Advantage plans for the 2026 calendar year, a significantly higher increase than the 2.2% boost proposed by the Biden administration.
We examine how Central Arkansas healthcare payments, variations in payer types, and average per-person medical expenditures compare to other regions in the state using the publicly available Arkansas Healthcare Expenditures Dashboard.
Podcast by ACHI
As disturbing as the reported opioid overdose death toll has been over the past decade, a 2018 study suggested that many states were likely underreporting those deaths. The reason was that coroners and medical examiners were not specifying the drug contributing to the cause of death on death certificates. To better understand drug overdose deaths in Arkansas, state lawmakers passed a law in 2023 addressing this challenge. In this episode of the Wonks at Work podcast, we speak with Dr. Ted Brown, director of the Arkansas State Crime Lab and the state’s chief medical examiner, to discuss the impacts of the law and his work to answer questions about how Arkansans have died.
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Health Policy Board Policy Positions and Statements
ACHI’s Health Policy Board consists of 21 voting members (and two ex-officio members) from across the state who bring diverse perspectives and interests on health. This independent, self-perpetuating board identifies and establishes strategic priorities, provides direction and guidance, and serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas. The Health Policy Board guides ACHI’s involvement in and position on specific policy matters, and it issues position statements that articulate the health needs of Arkansans.