Arkansas medicaid Arkansas Medicaid, the public healthcare coverage program jointly funded by the state and federal governments, today provides coverage to 1 in 3 Arkansans. Since the 1970s, the program has undergone many revisions to meet the needs of the state’s changing population. This page serves as a resource for ongoing analyses, discussions, and updates … Read more Read More
Moms are more likely to die during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth in Arkansas than in any other state. This is a shocking statistic, especially because maternal mortality is largely preventable. In this episode, host Craig Wilson asks University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology Dr. Nirvana Manning what can be done to make having a baby in Arkansas less risky for both mother and child. Read More
In a guest column for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson reflects on the first decade of Arkansas’s Medicaid expansion program. Read More
In a guest column for Talk Business & Politics, ACHI Health Policy Director Craig Wilson looks at how the Affordable Care Act has impacted Arkansans over the past decade. Read More
Beginning this year, Arkansas will participate in a new program to help address food insecurity experienced in the summer months by many students and their families. Read More
Healthcare providers should refer children age 6 or older with obesity to comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions, according to a draft recommendation from a federal task force. Read More
State Medicaid agencies will soon be able to enlist in a new 10-year delivery model focused on improving maternal health care for enrollees in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
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Leaders from across industries discussed how boundary-pushing technologies could transform health care in Arkansas in a recent symposium ACHI hosted in Fayetteville. Read More