Medicaid

Arkansas Advocate editor-in-chief Andrew DeMillo breaks down the federal rejection of Arkansas' Medicaid expansion waiver, the reinstated 2023 library law, a LEARNS Act ruling.

New ARHOME work requirements soft-launched July 1 for Arkansas Medicaid recipients, with penalties starting in January. Critics say a past attempt cut coverage without boosting employment.

Andrew DeMillo of the Arkansas Advocate discusses a $2,600 gap between school voucher funding and private tuition, plus new Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas.

Centene Corp., the parent company of multiple Arkansas health insurance plans, will stop participating in the state’s Medicaid expansion program next year.

Arkansas last week began checking to see if the hundreds of thousands of people enrolled in its Medicaid expansion program comply with stringent work requirements mandated by a new federal law.

The Arkansas Department of Human Services has missed multiple deadlines to launch Medicaid coverage for doula services, leaving families without access, doulas without sustainable pay

Mary Childress of Harrison will carry the Special Olympics torch Tuesday as the Arkansas Summer Games begin Thursday in Searcy, where roughly 2,000 athletes will compete.

Arkansas begins implementing Medicaid work requirements this summer. Advocates say people living with HIV need a blanket exemption — or risk losing access to life-saving drugs.

A recent study from Georgetown University found that one-third of all people enrolled in Medicaid nationwide are connected to small businesses.

On today's show, we hear that lawmakers and citizens are collaborating on the Autism Task Force in Arkansas. Plus, we take a tour of the Nelms Dyslexia Center. Also, we interviewed a longtime nonprofit leader who is retiring.