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Millions of Americans will be traveling and taking part in outdoor activities over the Memorial Day weekend. Here are some tips for staying safe and healthy while celebrating the unofficial kickoff to summer.

Our podcast series on maternal and infant health, the Healthy Birthing Journey Podcast, is the subject of a story broadcast this week by Northwest Arkansas public radio station KUAF.

Among consumers who selected health plans on the Arkansas marketplace for 2026, there was a substantial increase from the previous year in the number of consumers who shopped around for the best deals, data show. We look at the reasons for that increase in the second installment of our blog series examining marketplace enrollment data.

From her interest in health and wellness to a career in health policy and analysis, ACHI Director of Health Policy Jennifer Wessel is the focus of a profile by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

New data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show that marketplace plan enrollment in Arkansas decreased by 3.8% in the 2026 open enrollment period compared to 2025, but there was a shift in the types of plans selected and a notable increase in average plan premiums.

A proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule and a new federal law would add transparency requirements for pharmacy benefit managers alongside existing Arkansas laws regulating these drug pricing middlemen.

Private equity involvement in health care increased twentyfold between 2000 and 2018. ACHI Director of Research Antonije Lazic shares his notes on a study by researchers with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the RAND Corporation examining trends in private equity acquisition of substance use disorder treatment facilities.

ACHI President and CEO Craig Wilson discussed the state of health and health care in Arkansas during an appearance on the March 20 episode of Arkansas TV’s “Arkansas Week.”

This year marks a decade of data collection under the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative, Arkansas’s primary, unified source for health data.