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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.

Arkansas has made significant investments to strengthen its primary care physician workforce over the past decade, but access to primary care remains a challenge for many Arkansans. A new report from the Milbank Memorial Fund shows that nearly 1 in 5 Arkansans do not have a usual source of care.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers among both men and women in Arkansas, but it’s also one of the most survivable with regular screening and early detection. Unfortunately, the American Cancer Society reports that colorectal cancer incidence rates among U.S. adults under age 50 are rising, yet only 37% of adults ages 45 to 49 have been screened for the disease.

The “Food Is Medicine” movement is an approach to health care that seeks to improve patients’ health through nutrition. ACHI Director of Research Antonije Lazic shares his notes on a study that evaluated the effects of a Food Is Medicine program on healthcare utilization and costs in Massachusetts.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced the drugs it has chosen for the third round of price negotiations between Medicare and drug manufacturers, including for the first time several drugs administered in doctors’ offices and other outpatient settings.

As public and private payers decide whether to provide coverage for popular weight-loss drugs in the class known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1s, there are four key questions to consider.

Arkansas Business’ latest health care-focused issue features an executive Q&A with ACHI President and CEO Craig Wilson.

The United Health Foundation ranks Arkansas as the 49th healthiest state in the latest installment of its annual America’s Health Rankings report.