Arkansas was the first state granted approval through a Section 1115 demonstration waiver to expand Medicaid utilizing premium assistance to purchase individual qualified health plans (QHPs) available from insurers on the Health Insurance Marketplace.

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Arkansas Medicaid Preparing for Massive Eligibility Redetermination Effort After COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends

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March 23, 2022

Extending Postpartum Coverage Under Medicaid and CHIP

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January 25, 2022

New Arkansas Law Raises Medicaid Prescription Cap

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January 12, 2022

Report: Telemedicine Utilization Increased 30-Fold During First 12 Months of COVID-19 Pandemic

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December 20, 2021

CMS Says Children’s COVID-19 Vaccine Counseling Visits Covered by Medicaid

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December 9, 2021

National Scorecard Ranks Arkansas 30th Among States in Healthcare Affordability

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November 30, 2021

Highlights of the 2022 CMS Physician Payment Rule

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November 22, 2021

CMS to Penalize 2,499 Hospitals ”• 39 in Arkansas ”• for High Readmission Rates

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November 18, 2021
Needles

UPDATE: Syringe Service Programs Seek to Reduce Infectious Diseases, Overdoses

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November 17, 2021

Don’t Build a Market With Plans To Tear It Down

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November 8, 2021

Federal Panel Issues Guidance on Submitting Self-Insured Health Plan Data to State APCDs

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November 2, 2021

Opioid Settlement: What’s in Arkansas’s Memo of Understanding

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October 20, 2021

Implementation of No Surprises Act Continues With New Rule on Resolving Billing Disputes

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October 14, 2021

New Law Seeks to Protect Patients From Sky-High Air Ambulance Bills

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September 23, 2021

Report: 36.4% of Arkansans Obese

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September 16, 2021

28% of Arkansas Nursing Homes Report Increases in Fully Vaccinated Personnel

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September 14, 2021

Healthcare Providers Urged to Begin Screening for Diabetes at Age 35 for At-Risk Adults

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September 9, 2021

Proposed Facelift for Arkansas’s Medicaid Expansion Sparks ‘Equal Access’ Questions

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July 21, 2021

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