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
Author Pader Moua, MPH Policy Analyst 501-526-2244 PMoua@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Enhanced funding in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act could increase access to home- and … Read more Read More
Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPA Policy Analyst 501-526-2244 efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Telemedicine services grew rapidly over the past year and a half, facilitated by policy … Read more Read More
States seeking to bolster and improve access to mobile crisis intervention services for Medicaid enrollees can receive an 85% enhanced funding match under the American Rescue Plan Act. Read More
Arkansas’s Medicaid expansion program offers opportunities to improve child health in the state through evidence-based home visiting programs, researchers with ACHI, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Children’s Hospital said today (May 20) in a presentation that was part of the Arkansas Department of Health’s Grand Rounds lecture series. Read More
The Following Baby Back Home (FBBH) program developed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Department of Pediatrics seeks to improve health outcomes for high-risk infants by providing health-oriented home visiting and care management services following the infants’ discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit. 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* Arkansas will receive nearly $2.6 billion in state and … Read more Read More
As a complement to the “carrot” of enhanced funding for Medicaid expansion offered in the American Rescue Plan, the Biden administration is also taking the “stick” approach to incentivize Medicaid expansion. Read More
A 2019 report by ACHI on Arkansas’s experience as the first and only state to implement a work and community engagement requirement for enrollees in its Medicaid expansion program is highlighted in a new Health Affairs blog post. Read More
