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
In his latest guest column for Talk Business and Politics, ACHI Health Policy Director Craig Wilson says that it’s more than inflation hurting consumers at the grocery story. Several less apparent industry practices impact competition, choice, and consumer’s health. Read More
A rule recently finalized by the Food and Drug Administration establishes a new category of over-the-counter hearing aids to enhance access to more affordable hearing assistive technology to the almost 30 million American adults experiencing mild to moderate hearing loss. Read More
Drug overdose deaths in Arkansas reached new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic, with illicitly manufactured fentanyl and other synthetic opioids contributing to the increase, ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson says in a new interview with radio station KUAF. Read More
About 15 million, or 17.4%, of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees are projected to be disenrolled from those programs during the eligibility redetermination process at the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to federal officials. Read More
On Tuesday, the Internal Revenue Service released its final rule to expand access to Affordable Care Act premium subsides to families previously affected by the “family glitch,” a loophole that has left many Americans unable to afford health insurance. Read More
