Why Georgia Lawmakers See Arkansas as a Possible Model for Medicaid Expansion

Arkansas’s innovative Medicaid expansion program is seen by some Georgia legislators as a possible model for their state, which is one of 10 states that still have not adopted full Medicaid expansion. In a guest column published by the Cobb County Courier in Georgia, ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson discusses why the program is getting renewed attention.

This year marks the 10^th anniversary of the beginning of coverage under Arkansas’s Medicaid expansion program, now known as Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me, or ARHOME. For more information, see our Arkansas Medicaid page.