Among individuals who were patients at the Sebastian County crisis stabilization unit (CSU) in its first year of operation, total days spent in jail in the six months after CSU intervention decreased by 27.5% compared to the six months before CSU intervention, according to a report by ACHI. Read More
Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPA Policy Analyst 501-526-2244 efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will penalize 2,545 hospitals, including 40 in … Read more Read More
Author John Lyon Strategic Communications Manager 501-526-2244 jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Kathy Grisham, former CEO of Community Clinic in Northwest Arkansas, and Dr. James E. Zini, … Read more Read More
Author Craig Wilson, JD, MPA Director, Health Policy 501-526-2244 Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* On Thursday, Oct. 29, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department … Read more Read More
Author John Lyon Strategic Communications Manager 501-526-2244 jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* ACHI’s contributions to the public conversation on health care entered a new arena this week … Read more Read More
Author Craig Wilson, JD, MPA Director, Health Policy 501-526-2244 Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Nebraska’s Section 1115 … Read more Read More
Author Craig Wilson, JD, MPA Director, Health Policy 501-526-2244 Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Most insurers nationally are not factoring in the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic for … Read more Read More
Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPA Policy Analyst 501-526-2244 efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* In July, Arkansas Medicaid began reimbursing healthcare providers for the administration of a flu vaccine, … Read more Read More
Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPA Policy Analyst 501-526-2244 efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Arkansas’s suicide death rate increased by an alarming 41% between 2000 and 2018, according … Read more Read More
Author Craig Wilson, JD, MPA Director, Health Policy 501-526-2244 Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Arkansas has been at the forefront of opening up the “black box” of healthcare … Read more Read More
