by - September 29, 2015 9:45 pm
Coverage so far has ended for 60,348 Arkansans served by the private option and traditional Medicaid, but of those, 11,292 had their coverage reinstated after it was determined they were eligible. What’s next?
by - September 28, 2015 6:17 am
A Northwest Arkansas-based company is developing blood tests it says will diagnose a range of medical conditions as accurately as current lab tests, but much more quickly and cheaply and from the privacy of a patient’s home.
by - September 25, 2015 7:02 am
Members of the Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding are considering competing draft packages to raise funding for highways, two of which would increase taxes and one that would be…
by - September 24, 2015 4:02 pm
The state should not develop its own costly individual insurance exchange and instead should probably continue using the one operated by the federal government, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told members of…
by - September 23, 2015 8:27 pm
Patients in Arkansas could establish a relationship with a doctor through a real-time audiovisual visit instead of an in-person visit under proposed regulations described by the State Medical Board Telemedicine…
by - September 22, 2015 8:24 pm
Should patients be able to receive medical care over the internet from a doctor with whom they’ve never had a face-to-face meeting? Under current Arkansas law, they can’t.
by - September 22, 2015 2:15 pm
Health insurance premiums rose 4%, deductibles are rising sharply, and few mid-size employers are changing employee job classifications from full-time to part-time to avoid providing coverage next year, according to a new report.
by - September 21, 2015 8:22 pm
Hillary Clinton promised a plan to cap the rising costs of prescription drugs and praised her husband’s and President Obama’s administrations in a speech before a raucous crowd at Little…
by - September 16, 2015 9:51 pm
The consultants who are preparing a report that will guide Arkansas’ health reform efforts have promised both universal and original ideas as they near an expected Oct. 1 completion date.
by - September 16, 2015 1:49 pm
The cost of long-term support and services for aged, blind and disabled Arkansans account for 74% of all traditional Medicaid costs but aren’t affected by the state’s major cost-reducing efforts,…
by - September 15, 2015 4:30 pm
Planners studying how Arkansas can implement a state insurance exchange are waiting to send a request for quotes to vendors until the state’s overall direction on health care reform is…
by - September 13, 2015 9:28 pm
As the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Greg Bledsoe is Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s chief health policy advisor. He shares his thoughts on the current health care landscape in Arkansas.
by - September 11, 2015 1:57 pm
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland filed a lawsuit Friday morning to overturn Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s order canceling its contracts with the state to provide services to Medicaid patients. The lawsuit…
by - September 10, 2015 4:29 am
Arkansas is remaking its workforce development efforts, and Dr. Charisse Childers is in the middle of it.
by - September 9, 2015 7:26 am
“Competency-based education” – advancing college students based on their knowledge and skills rather than credit hours – could help Arkansas meet the goal of having 60% of Arkansans with a…
by - September 9, 2015 6:11 am
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge certified Tuesday (Sept. 8) the popular name and ballot title of a constitutional amendment that would reduce the number of amendments legislators can present to voters…
by - September 3, 2015 4:34 pm
Raise the gas tax while gas prices are low to produce an immediate infusion of funds for highways? Or choose more modest “revenue neutral” proposals that would have a better…
by - September 2, 2015 8:57 am
The percentage of people in America without health insurance has dropped to 9.2%, while fewer people are avoiding seeking health care because of cost, the Centers for Disease Control and…
by - September 1, 2015 5:29 pm
Cong. French Hill told the Rotary Club of Downtown Little Rock that the proposed deal with Iran will lead to a Middle East arms race and will unfreeze assets that the Iranians will use to fund terrorist organizations.
by - September 1, 2015 3:24 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson today called on the state’s higher education leaders to help create a new funding formula for colleges and universities and said a portion of the state’s lottery…
