Perhaps the most important shift for Medicaid — and the source of its growing popularity — is that the program isn’t really seen as a handout anymore. A large majority of Americans, including 45 ...
The Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved identical bills that would overhaul coverage ...
Medicaid could be on the chopping block in numerous U.S. states, potentially resulting in loss of healthcare coverage for millions of Americans. Medicaid is the largest federal government program ...
The bill includes presumptive Medicaid eligibility, higher payments to doctors and hospitals — and, surprisingly, a provision ...
A public health committee on Monday voted to pass a bill that would reform the state's Medicaid program for Arkansas mothers and health care providers.
SB 23 — seeks to extend Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers from 60 days to a full year after childbirth.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the "Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act," a multi-million dollar initiative ...
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated their policy goal as, “to have Medicaid serve as a safety net rather than a poverty trap.” ...
Republican lawmakers in several states have Medicaid expansion in their crosshairs, energized by President Donald Trump's ...
A new study from UAMS revealed that mothers in Arkansas who live in rural areas and/or have Medicaid-covered births are less ...
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Doula care is becoming a focal point in Arkansas as efforts to improve maternal health gain traction. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has reported a growing ...
The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act aims to strengthen maternal care in Arkansas by expanding coverage and providing access in rural areas.