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
Author John Lyon Strategic Communications Manager 501-526-2244 jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* The deck is stacked against Arkansas children in at-risk ZIP codes from the day they … Read more Read More
By a 7-2 margin, the U.S. Supreme Court turned away yet another legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Thursday, June 17. The majority opinion in California v. Texas, authored by Justice Stephen Breyer, said that the individual plaintiffs and a group of 20 state attorneys general – including Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge – lacked standing to challenge the law. As a result, the court sent the case back to the federal district court in Texas with instructions to dismiss. Read More
The public comment period is now open for the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me (ARHOME) demonstration waiver program, the proposed overhaul of Arkansas’s Medicaid expansion program known currently as Arkansas Works. Read More
Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPA Policy Analyst 501-526-2244 efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Telemedicine continues to gain momentum in our state, and while the use of e-consults … Read more Read More
Author Craig Wilson, JD, MPA Director, Health Policy 501-526-2244 Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* While we await a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on the fate of … Read more Read More
Eight years after Arkansas made a name for itself with the “private option” – the state’s premium assistance approach to Medicaid expansion – several other states are pursuing a so-called “public option” to complement their Medicaid expansion efforts. Read More
High-risk infants enrolled in a home visiting program in Arkansas between 2013 and 2017 were more than four times less likely to die in infancy than high-risk infants not enrolled in the program, according to a study by researchers with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and ACHI that was published online today (June 3) by Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Read More
