In a unanimous 5-0 vote, the Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday, June 7, it will launch an examination into the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers. Read More
The recent announcement by Lyon College that it intends to establish a dental school in Little Rock is welcome news for a state that has had persistent dental access issues, ACHI Health Policy Director Craig Wilson, a Lyon alum, writes in his latest column for Talk Business & Politics. Read More
ACHI Health Policy Director on Arkansas's rural health via Rural Health Leadership Radio Podcast, addressing healthcare challenges and innovations. Read More
Commercial insurers in Arkansas paid hospitals rates that more closely matched Medicare rates compared to commercial insurers in other states in 2020, according to a new research report by the RAND Corporation that examines inpatient and outpatient hospital payment rates for more than 4,000 hospitals in nearly all states. Read More
Substance use disorder, especially involving opioids, is a complex subject that has reached every corner of our nation. Unlike the COVID-19 pandemic, for substance abuse disorder there is no vaccine or simple, easy-to-follow health guidance to lower the risk or reduce the damage. Instead, there are many different prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery methods that can be deployed in response to addiction. Just as virus that causes COVID-19 continues to spawn variants, there are ever-expanding trends in substance use. Read More
While the debate over student loan debt forgiveness grabs headlines, another kind of debt is also receiving some attention from policymakers, credit rating agencies, and the healthcare industry: medical debt. In his latest column for Talk Business & Politics, ACHI Health Policy Director Craig Wilson discusses efforts at the state and federal levels to address Americans’ largest source of debt in collections. Read More
On Monday (April 18), the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to reschedule oral arguments in cases involving Medicaid work and community engagement requirements (WCER) in Arkansas and New Hampshire, ruling that the cases are now moot. In its order, the court also granted a motion to vacate a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and instructed the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss the cases as no longer in controversy. Read More
