With flu cases and flu-related deaths high, several Arkansas hospitals and the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement are joining forces to urge Arkansans to get their flu shots now. Read More
Enrollment for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace is expected to reach record highs as November enrollment was 40 percent higher than the same period last year. Read More
In an opinion piece for the Arkansas Advocate, ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson discusses the recent by decision by Twitter to stop enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy. Read More
A new survey of U.S. employers shows increased awareness of employees’ mental health needs and continued support of telemedicine coverage post-pandemic. Read More
On Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final rule that aims to expand access to behavioral health services in rural and underserved communities where care may be hard to find. Read More
Arkansas is ranked 23rd out of 50 states and the District of Columbia in healthcare affordability in a new analysis from the Altarum Healthcare Value Hub. Read More
The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a significant increase in childhood obesity in Arkansas, ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson writes in his latest column for the Healthcare Journal of Arkansas. Read More
Arkansas has elected to share responsibility with the federal government to implement and enforce the No Surprises Act, a law intended to protect patients from surprised medical bills. Read More
Harm reduction programs will face fewer barriers to obtaining and distributing naloxone — a lifesaving drug which can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose — thanks to new federal guidance. Read More
Nearly half of the counties in Arkansas are “maternity care deserts,” defined as counties without any hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care and without any obstetric providers, according to a report by the March of Dimes analyzing Health Resources and Services Administration data. Read More
