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Arkansas Extends Medicaid Coverage to Marshallese Children, Pregnant Mothers

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich,
Kyle Kellams
Published March 30, 2017 at 11:57 AM CDT
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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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Jacqueline Froelich
Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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