Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPAPolicy Analyst501-526-2244efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Today we are launching a series of blog posts explaining key terms and phrases used by public health officials in discussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our first installment looks at the term “contact tracing.” You may have heard this term being used … Read more Read More
Author Craig Wilson, JD, MPADirector, Health Policy501-526-2244cwilson@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Enacted by Congress on March 18, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act includes key Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provisions in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The act includes three major changes that will continue at least until the … Read more Read More
Affordable Care Act in Arkansas: Policy Decisions & Coverage Impacts The Affordable Care Act (ACA), the most sweeping overhaul of the American healthcare system since the creation of Medicaid and Medicare in the 1960s, was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Here is a timeline of key events in the … Read more Read More
View the full story on thv11.com. Author John LyonStrategic Communications Manager501-526-2244jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson talks to THV’s Mercedes Mackay about what social distancing is and why it is important during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more about the new strain of coronavirus from the CDC, the Arkansas … Read more Read More
View the full story on katv.com. Author John LyonStrategic Communications Manager501-526-2244jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson talks to KATV’s Marine Glisovic about surprise medical billing and how it can affect Arkansans. KATV is encouraging Arkansans who have been surprised by high medical bills to contact Seven On … Read more Read More
View the full story on arkansasbusiness.com. Author John LyonStrategic Communications Manager501-526-2244jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for UpdatesName First Last Email* Over the past two school years, school nurses and counselors have been on… Read More
Author Craig Wilson, JD, MPADirector, Health Policy501-526-2244cwilson@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* On Monday, March 9, the Arkansas secretary of health issued a directive requiring all long-term care facilities to screen all visitors and employees as part of the state’s effort to combat the coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, outbreak. The facilities must restrict entry for … Read more Read More
Author John LyonStrategic Communications Manager501-526-2244jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* The privacy of our medical and hospital records is protected by federal law, so it would be easy to make the mistake of assuming that all our personal health information is kept confidential, including information collected by health apps. In fact, studies have shown … Read more Read More
Author Pader Moua, MPH Policy Analyst 501-526-2244 PMoua@achi.netd Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* As a complement to our initiative looking at ZIP code risk, or risk based on where people live, this blog post highlights a new interactive map released by Child Trends that explores the link between teen life expectancy and educational opportunity. Little Rock is … Read more Read More
Author Kenley Money, MA, MFA Director, Information Systems Architecture 501-526-2244 kenley.money@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* The Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative is debuting some new features in 2020. Created under the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Act of 2015, the initiative is an effort to bring greater transparency to Arkansas’s healthcare system. A major component … Read more Read More
