Arkansas Advocate: Low reimbursement rates force hospitals to scale back services
Hospitals in Jacksonville, Fort Smith and Camden have all cut services since January
Tag: Medicaid
Gurdon caretaker guilty of using client’s debit card for unauthorized DoorDash purchases
A Gurdon woman pleaded guilty to exploitation of a vulnerable person, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced
Arkansas Advocate: State to “soft launch” upcoming Medicaid work requirement checks
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
Stateline: ICE is using Medicaid data to find out where immigrants live
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 Advocate: Proposed Medicaid cuts would hurt rural areas, including Arkansas kids, researchers say
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
Prison questions, higher ed, and no tax cut yet
These will be among the issues to watch when 135 Arkansas legislators meet in their three-month biennial regular session starting Jan. 13
Proposed first-ever federal standards for maternal care met with mixed response from hospitals
The changes would cost close to $4.5 billion over 10 years, with an average annual cost of $70,671 to individual hospitals