Author ACHI Staff Contact ACHI Communications501-526-2244jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Last month, the Arkansas Department of Human Services unveiled an application for a federal waiver to allow … Read more Read More
Author Jennifer Wessel, JD, MPHInterim Director of Health PolicyData Privacy Officer Contact ACHI Communications501-526-2244jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* CAPTCHA Many uninsured or underinsured Arkansans can now access plans offered through the … Read more Read More
Author Michael Motley, MPHDirector, Analytics501-526-2244MWMotley@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Information on the percentages of Arkansas students who are at healthy weight, overweight, or obese in individual schools … Read more Read More
On Monday, July 12, ACHI submitted a public comment on Arkansas’s waiver application for Arkansas Health and Opportunity for ME, or ARHOME, the proposed overhaul of the state’s Medicaid expansion program known currently as Arkansas Works. Read More
This document contains ACHI’s public comment on Arkansas’s waiver application for Arkansas Health and Opportunity for ME, or ARHOME, an overhaul of the state’s Medicaid expansion program. ACHI submitted the comment on July 12, 2021. Read More
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program requires prescription drug manufacturers to provide drugs to certain healthcare organizations at heavily reduced prices as a condition of having their products covered by Medicaid. Read More
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program requires prescription drug manufacturers to provide drugs to certain healthcare organizations at heavily reduced prices as a condition of having their products covered by Medicaid. Read More
Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPA Policy Analyst 501-526-2244 efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Arkansas ranks 41st among U.S. states in children’s health, according to the latest KIDS COUNT Data … Read more Read More
Author Jennifer Wessel, JD, MPH Senior Policy Analyst and Data Privacy Officer 501-526-2244 JBWessel@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Many Arkansans will celebrate Independence Day with fireworks this … Read more Read More
A new law aims to screen more Arkansans for colorectal cancer, which is the fourth leading cancer in terms of rates of new cases reported and deaths, both nationwide and in Arkansas. On April 21, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed into law Act 779 of 2021, which will lower the age range for covered colorectal cancer preventive screenings from 50 and above to 45 and above, effective Jan. 1, 2022 Read More
