Arkansas Extends Medicaid Coverage to Marshallese Children, Pregnant Mothers

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich,

Kyle Kellams

Published March 30, 2017 at 11:57 AM CDT

Members of Arkansas' Marshallese community celebrated yesterday as Governor Asa Hutchinson signed legislation into law that expands the state's federally funded Medicaid plan to include lawfully residing Marshall Islander children.

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