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.

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) announced Tuesday the promotions of Sandra McGrew to executive director, Jennifer Wessel to director of health policy, and Joshua Cook to director of external relations.

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.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed limited implementation of two new Medicare payment models aimed at bringing domestic drug prices down and making them comparable with those of peer countries.

ACHI President and CEO Craig Wilson and other experts discuss the federal Rural Health Transformation Program and its potential impacts on Arkansas in the latest issue of the Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society.