Rural Health Insights Arkansas is a largely rural state by any measure. Over the last decade, rural areas in Arkansas have experienced dramatic out-migration, particularly of younger populations. This trend is leaving rural areas with older populations facing high health-risk burdens, low median family income, limited provider capacity, and a deteriorating acute care safety net. … Read more Read More
Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPA Policy Analyst 501-526-2244 efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* In its latest effort to address the nation’s opioid crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today (Jan. 24) finalized a rule intended to provide improved tracking of amounts dispensed for Schedule II drugs. The rule will enable a … Read more Read More
Author John Lyon Strategic Communications Manager 501-526-2244 jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* As the population of aging baby boomers increases, the financing and delivery of long-term care is becoming an increasingly significant concern for caregivers of older family members and for policymakers. By 2050, the United States population of older adults (age … Read more Read More
Author John Lyon Strategic Communications Manager 501-526-2244 jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Use of the Juul e-cigarette device among adolescents and young adults increased significantly from 2018 to 2019, according to a study published online Tuesday, Jan. 21, by JAMA Pediatrics. The study, funded by the anti-smoking nonprofit Truth Initiative, mainly focused on Juul … Read more Read More
Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPA Policy Analyst 501-526-2244 efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* On Friday, Jan. 17, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new proposed rule to modify school nutrition standards established under the Obama administration, citing challenges in the implementation of current standards identified by state and local program … Read more Read More
Author Craig Wilson, JD, MPA Director, Health Policy 501-526-2244 cwilson@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* In yet another instance of technology outpacing health policy, vaping devices are now being marketed to inhale vitamins, caffeine, essential oils, and many other ingredients. Companies such as Breathe B12 and HealthVape are marketing their products not only … Read more Read More
Author John Lyon Strategic Communications Manager 501-526-2244 jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* The Arkansas Trauma System has reduced the rate of preventable deaths from injuries in the state by more than two-thirds, health officials said today (Jan. 17) during a program at the state Capitol celebrating the system’s 10th anniversary. “Time can mean … Read more Read More
Read the full piece on arkansasonline.com. Author John Lyon Strategic Communications Manager 501-526-2244 jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* ACHI Health Policy Director Craig Wilson writes in an op-ed for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the way we think about the health risks of vaping tends to be skewed by a common cognitive bias: the … Read more Read More
View the full story on thv11.com. Author John Lyon Strategic Communications Manager 501-526-2244 jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson discusses ACHI’s new analysis of insulin costs in Arkansas with THV11 reporter Mercedes Mackay. We found that the average cost of an insulin prescription increased by 54% … Read more Read More
