by - March 26, 2018 2:41 pm
An attorney representing Arkansas’ cities and counties in a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers says the plaintiffs probably would need to recover “somewhere in the billions” to help pay for the…
by - March 15, 2018 5:51 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed legislation authorizing the Insurance Department to license and regulate pharmacy benefit managers Thursday, comparing the action to President Theodore Roosevelt’s efforts to prevent monopolies and trusts…
by - March 15, 2018 12:06 pm
Editor’s note: The previous story has been replaced by this report. ———————- Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday called for reorganizing the state’s current 42 state agencies reporting to him to…
by - March 8, 2018 9:30 am
A bill that would allow the Arkansas insurance commissioner to license and regulate pharmacy benefit managers has been drafted and has 72 co-sponsors in the House and about 28 in…
by - March 5, 2018 2:16 pm
Arkansas became the third state granted a federal waiver allowing it to require some Medicaid expansion beneficiaries to work, and it was the first to have it hand-delivered by the…
by - March 4, 2018 7:16 am
Arkansas’ school funding formula was created in response to the long-running Lake View lawsuit against the state. But now that the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the…
by - March 1, 2018 3:47 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson created an Arkansas School Safety Commission to study how to prevent school violence, he announced in a Thursday (March 1) press conference. He also said he opposed…
by - February 21, 2018 7:06 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson encouraged his appointed Red Tape Reduction Working Group Wednesday (Feb. 21) to balance protecting public safety with removing barriers to work opportunities. He also reminded its members…
by - February 16, 2018 6:30 pm
Legislative leaders have asked Gov. Asa Hutchinson to call a special session to pass legislation that would license and regulate pharmacy benefit managers through the Arkansas Insurance Department. Identical letters…
by - February 11, 2018 9:55 pm
Could the Legislature be headed for another big fight over the state’s Medicaid expansion program? How will health care decisions in Washington affect Arkansas? And what’s the future for medical…
by - February 8, 2018 6:44 pm
A draft of President Trump’s infrastructure plan leaked two-and-a-half weeks ago is “very much a rich get richer plan” that wouldn’t result in large amounts of money for Arkansas, Department…
by - February 8, 2018 6:41 am
A bill passed Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives and a Wednesday budget deal by Senate leaders both included funding for community health centers that have faced an uncertain…
by - February 5, 2018 7:55 pm
Spending on Medicaid in Arkansas is $405 million less than baseline projections since the beginning of fiscal year 2017, half through so-called “transformation” efforts and half because of an improving…
by - January 28, 2018 2:28 pm
The state’s pharmacists say they are losing money on average for every prescription they fill for patients covered by health insurance exchange plans administered by Blue Cross and Ambetter since…
by - January 24, 2018 5:37 pm
The state of Arkansas will investigate and possibly take action against opioid manufacturers if it determines they behaved unlawfully in worsening the state’s prescription drug problem, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge…
by - January 16, 2018 10:47 am
Most of the candidates running for the Legislature’s three open seats support Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Arkansas Works program, which uses federal dollars under Obamacare to purchase private health insurance for…
by - January 11, 2018 7:48 am
The Trump administration’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has sent a guidance to state Medicaid directors that aligns with part of Arkansas’ request for a waiver for its Arkansas…
by - May 24, 2017 10:36 am
Arkansas’ Medicaid program saved more than $34 million in 2015 because of a program meant to reduce costs and incentivize care quality, a new report says. The 3rd Annual Statewide…
by - May 21, 2017 9:59 am
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says small businesses participating in the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, will enroll directly with health insurers rather than…
by - May 19, 2017 5:45 pm
Arkansas is leading the nation in job growth through foreign investment, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Director Mike Preston said Friday. The two spoke in separate appearances…
