by - January 30, 2020 3:35 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (Jan. 30) that Arkansas will explore a waiver for a block grant for its Medicaid program. The Trump administration announced earlier in the day that…
by - January 29, 2020 8:56 am
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas presented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a $68,357 grant to support continuing education for healthcare professionals. The grant…
by - January 28, 2020 3:32 pm
A lawsuit challenging the ballot referendum process has been dismissed by a Pulaski County judge. On Tuesday (Jan. 29), Judge Wendell Griffen dismissed the suit against the Arkansas Secretary of…
by - January 28, 2020 1:35 pm
Fourteen rural hospitals received Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield grants totaling $817,000 to fund their connection to a program enabling medical computer systems to talk to each other. The one-year…
by - January 27, 2020 8:13 pm
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas’s Northeast Region has donated $148,387 to Black River Technical College. Executive Todd Holt recently presented a grant check to BRTC President…
by - January 23, 2020 5:24 pm
Mercy Fort Smith has a new chief operating officer. Ryan Geib, of Pensacola, Fla., joined the hospital Jan. 6, replacing Juli Stec as the COO. Stec moved to vice president…
by - January 23, 2020 11:56 am
Arkansas political observers may be cross-eyed by the time all of the legal machinations between optometrists and ophthalmologists are settled. On Thursday (Jan. 23), the Arkansas Supreme Court denied a…
by - January 22, 2020 4:58 pm
NEA Baptist has announced it will expand its Outpatient Physical Therapy clinic location in Paragould by adding over 2,200 square feet. This additional space will provide treatment and traction rooms,…
by - January 21, 2020 12:32 pm
Kila Owens has been named President of St. Bernards Foundation. Owens, who has served as media relations manager for St. Bernards, brings 13 years of experience to the role. In…
by - January 20, 2020 4:36 pm
Dr. Cam Patterson, chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, says that by this Spring he expects a patient anywhere in Arkansas to be able to access a…
by - January 20, 2020 2:47 pm
Safe Surgery Arkansas, which is pushing a ballot initiative to repeal newly passed Act 579, says it has qualified for the November ballot, but the Secretary of State’s office said…
by - January 16, 2020 3:33 pm
Republican and Democratic Arkansas lawmakers formed a new legislative caucus focusing on early childhood well-being. The caucus will work with early childhood advocates to create an agenda for the 2021…
by - January 15, 2020 5:45 pm
The healthcare system is broken, and more aptly reflects a disease-care system, according to Alice Walton, philanthropist and daughter of Walmart founders Helen and Sam Walton. She spoke Wednesday (Jan….
by - January 15, 2020 2:57 pm
Students preparing for careers in a variety of medical fields will come together to learn about the roles and responsibilities of other health care professionals as NYIT College of Osteopathic…
by - January 15, 2020 2:55 pm
Michelle Rupp has joined the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care in a newly created position as Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Strategic Development. Rupp’s has a 20-year background in…
by - January 14, 2020 11:49 am
A surgeon at Baptist Health-Fort Smith recently reached a milestone with her 1,000th robotic-assisted procedure. Dr. JeanMarie Householder is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist. She specializes in minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgeries using…
by - January 13, 2020 11:54 am
Baptist Health and UAMS dedicated a new building in North Little Rock that should help bring 120 or more new medical residents in a variety of fields. The Baptist Health-UAMS…
by - January 12, 2020 8:04 pm
Plans to designate UAMS as a National Cancer Institute are on track with a potential application date as early as 2022, Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson tells Talk Business & Politics….
by - January 10, 2020 5:30 pm
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case brought by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge against the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry, according to a statement issued Friday (Jan. 10)…
by - January 10, 2020 4:39 pm
The average cost of an insulin prescription in Arkansas rose by more than 50% between 2013 and 2018, according to a new analysis by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement…
