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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ACHI Health Policy Director Notes Impacts of Affordable Care Act on Arkansans

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January 4, 2024

CMS Launches Maternal Care Model Aimed at Improving Health Outcomes

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December 15, 2023

Medicaid Unwound: Disenrolled Deserve an Epilogue

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December 13, 2023

CMS Seeks Input on Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Parity in Medicaid, CHIP

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October 19, 2023

ACHI President Discusses Medicare Drug Price Negotiation, Other Health News on ‘Capitol View’

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September 6, 2023

Arkansas No. 1 in Percentage of Kids in Rural Areas Enrolled in Medicaid, CHIP

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September 5, 2023

Medicare Authorized To Begin Price Negotiation for 10 Costly Drugs

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August 31, 2023

ACHI Policy Director Discusses Changes Coming to Medicaid

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May 1, 2023

Medicaid Rolls To Dwindle With Unwinding; Successful Transitions to Other Coverage Vital

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April 13, 2023

Budget Act Includes Items on Medicaid Eligibility, Telehealth, Mental Health

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January 3, 2023

Record Enrollment Expected for Federal Health Insurance Marketplace

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December 14, 2022

15 Million Americans Expected To Be Disenrolled From Medicaid, CHIP After COVID-19 Emergency Ends

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October 14, 2022

UPDATE: Addressing the Affordable Care Act’s ‘Family Glitch’

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October 12, 2022

Physicians More Likely To Accept Medicaid Patients in Arkansas Than in Most Other States

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September 28, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act, Signed Into Law This Week, Aims To Lower Drug Costs for Medicare Patients

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August 18, 2022

US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Arkansas Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirement Case

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April 20, 2022

UPDATE: ACHI President Comments on 12th Anniversary of Affordable Care Act

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April 8, 2022

Arkansas Medicaid Worked as Designed in Pandemic, Faces Challenges Coming out of Emergency

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April 6, 2022

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