by - August 20, 2015 8:46 pm
The consultant hired by the Health Reform Legislative Task Force said Thursday that a standard 30-day deadline for responding to a request for income verification for Medicaid eligibility is “probably…
by - August 20, 2015 12:52 pm
The Health Reform Legislative Task Force Thursday took a break from talking about health finance to talk about health. Dr. Dan Rahn, UAMS chancellor, said that Arkansas ranks 49th in…
by - August 19, 2015 8:43 pm
Arkansas, the state that first expanded the Medicaid population without expanding traditional Medicaid, can learn from states that have created their own versions of the private option, legislators were told in a mid-week meeting.
by - August 19, 2015 7:50 pm
The group that represents the state’s nursing homes and other long-term care providers Wednesday told legislators that the current payment system offers few positive incentives for lowering costs and improving…
by - August 19, 2015 1:09 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson laid out a seven-point plan Wednesday that would continue Arkansas’ participation in the Medicaid expansion, but only if certain concessions could be gained from the federal government.
by - August 18, 2015 1:33 pm
The backlog of cases verifying the incomes of Medicaid and private option recipients has been eliminated, and the Department of Human Services again will begin sending out notices to private…
by - August 18, 2015 10:46 am
The co-chairman of the Health Reform Legislative Task Force responded cautiously Tuesday to a report by a consultant showing the private option will have a cumulative positive impact of $438…
by - August 17, 2015 4:06 pm
UALR and eStem Public Charter Schools announced a partnership Monday where eStem will educate students in grades 9-12 on UALR’s campus, where they will have the opportunity to earn a…
by - August 16, 2015 7:33 am
Hundreds of students got a taste of computer coding at the Clinton Presidential Center Saturday, days before thousands more students begin taking high school classes on the same subject. Even…
by - August 14, 2015 3:31 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson today directed the Department of Human Services to end its current agreements with Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma, effective 30 days from today. Department of…
by - August 14, 2015 6:33 am
Health care consumers who purchased their insurance through an exchange are less satisfied with their coverage but were more cost-conscious when considering their plans. Insurance exchanges are online marketplaces for…
by - August 13, 2015 2:46 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that he expects to receive a request to set execution dates for one or more death row inmates from Attorney General Leslie Rutledge “within the coming week or so.”
by - August 13, 2015 2:44 pm
The Arkansas Research Alliance, a coalition of five research universities partnering with state businesses, announced Thursday two $500,000 awards given over three years to a Chinese scientist specializing in energy…
by - August 12, 2015 2:48 pm
Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday that if he’s elected president on his first day in office he’ll “rip to shreds this catastrophic Iranian nuclear deal” and direct the Department of…
by - August 12, 2015 5:38 am
CHI St. Vincent and Conway Regional Health System have signed a five-year management agreement and created the Arkansas Health Alliance, a new corporate entity for independent hospitals to affiliate with CHI St. Vincent.
by - August 11, 2015 1:14 pm
More than 1,300 Arkansas high school students have signed up to take a computer coding class this upcoming school year through the state’s online Virtual Arkansas, with an unknown number…
by - August 11, 2015 11:00 am
Entrepreneurial inspiration comes from many places. For Scott Bonge, Goatee Saver inventor and new Walmart shelf-space occupier, it happened because of an annoying shaving accident.
by - August 10, 2015 9:01 pm
The nuclear deal with Iran doesn’t fulfill its objectives, so the United States should continue to enforce sanctions, even if it does so without the support of the United Nations,…
by - August 6, 2015 7:30 am
Unity Health in Searcy recently was one of nine hospitals in the country singled out by Consumer Reports for its low rates of five infections. The magazine rated 3,000 hospitals….
by - August 4, 2015 4:17 pm
The Department of Human Services will pause for the next two weeks in sending out notices of termination for the private option, and more staff members will be devoted to what Gov. Asa Hutchinson called an “information overload.”
