Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing health care coverage for some of the 80 ...
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As states mull Medicaid work requirements, Georgia and Arkansas scale theirs back
Proposals to scale back Medicaid work requirements in Georgia and Arkansas — the only two states to have implemented such ...
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Arkansas Week: Legislative Session/Medicaid Work Requirement
Department of Human Services Secretary Kristi Putnam and state Medicaid Director Janet Mann join us. Four weeks into the legislative session, Arkansas Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester (R ...
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State House, Senate pass identical bills on Medicaid coverage of prenatal, postnatal care
The Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved identical bills that would overhaul coverage by the state’s Medicaid program for pregnant and postpartum women ...
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UAMS study reveals mothers covered by Medicaid or living in rural areas are less likely to receive prenatal care
revealed that mothers in Arkansas who live in rural areas and/or have Medicaid-covered births are less likely to receive early prenatal care. The study, titled “Disparities in prenatal care ...
New bill in Arkansas aims to boost Medicaid support for pregnant mothers
The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act aims to strengthen maternal care in Arkansas by expanding coverage and providing access in rural areas.