Arkansas last week began checking to see if the hundreds of thousands of people enrolled in its Medicaid expansion program comply with stringent work requirements mandated by a new federal law
Hospitals in Jacksonville, Fort Smith and Camden have all cut services since January
A Gurdon woman pleaded guilty to exploitation of a vulnerable person, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced
Arkansas will begin checking the employment status of some Medicaid beneficiaries this summer under what’s being billed as a “soft launch” of work requirements that aren’t set to be enforced until next year
In a win for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, a recent court ruling has cleared the way for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume using states’ Medicaid data to find people who are in the country illegally
Arkansas was among the 10 states with the most children in rural areas relying on Medicaid for health insurance in 2023, and was one of only six with more than half of its rural children on Medicaid
These will be among the issues to watch when 135 Arkansas legislators meet in their three-month biennial regular session starting Jan. 13
