by - February 1, 2017 8:32 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– OHIO ADOPTS MEDICAL MARIJUANA DRAFT RULES, PATIENTS PAY $50 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE Patients wanting…
by - February 1, 2017 8:15 am
Mercy Northwest Arkansas has closed on a $2.4 million purchase of 19.4 acres in southwest Bentonville, and will start construction this spring on a neighborhood clinic. According to Benton County…
by - January 31, 2017 1:03 pm
Joanie and Jon Dyer of Fayetteville will give $1 million to support the construction of Arkansas Children’s Northwest, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 31) news release from Arkansas Children’s Foundation….
by - January 26, 2017 7:12 pm
A bill filed by Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, would make medical marijuana illegal in Arkansas until it’s legal in the United States. Senate Bill 238 would delay the law’s effective…
by - January 26, 2017 3:58 pm
Most Arkansas medical industry officials say technology is changing the industry via telemedicine and virtual care, and that will continue no matter what Congress does with the Affordable Care Act…
by - January 24, 2017 11:57 am
Overpayments recorded in Arkansas totaled $14.21 per Medicare participant in 2015, one of the highest levels in the United States, according to a report from the Council for Medicare Integrity….
by - January 23, 2017 5:45 pm
The Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center at the University of Arkansas has named Shelley McNally as its new executive director of education programs. She will also serve as clinical…
by - January 23, 2017 5:40 pm
RegisteredNursing.org ranked nursing programs in Arkansas, based on passage rates for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses between 2011 and 2015. Following are the top 10. Henderson State…
by - January 20, 2017 12:33 pm
Cincinnati Children’s Emergency Department Director Erin Riehle noticed a problem in her hospital. Many entry level positions had constant turnover, and the hospital catered to a lot of patients with…
by - January 18, 2017 3:39 pm
Two bills related to medicinal marijuana passed the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee Wednesday (Jan. 18), a day after both passed the full House of Representatives. Also, bills…
by - January 17, 2017 8:44 pm
Legislators filed four bills Tuesday that would give advanced practice registered nurses in Arkansas more authority to serve as primary care providers. The bills were discussed in a press conference…
by - January 17, 2017 5:52 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives passed two bills changing the state’s medical marijuana amendment Tuesday, including narrowly passing one change the bills’ sponsor said was necessary to ensure physicians would…
by - January 17, 2017 2:30 pm
A bill requiring what formerly was the food stamp program to be used only for nutritious foods advanced through the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee Tuesday, as did…
by - January 16, 2017 4:56 pm
The state can’t use asset tests to determine if beneficiaries are eligible for Arkansas Works based on their assets, so instead the Department of Human Services will pilot a program…
by - January 16, 2017 10:58 am
Arkansas’ four members of the House of Representatives voted with their Republican majority Friday for a 2017 budget resolution that paves the way for the repeal of the Affordable Care…
by - January 12, 2017 8:29 pm
The number of Arkansans involved in the state’s private option medical insurance program – now known as Arkansas Works – fell in December for the first time in 2016. The…
by - January 12, 2017 2:49 pm
In a marathon session, the U.S. Senate rejected 19 health care-related pieces of legislation Wednesday and Thursday, culminating in a budget resolution that sets the stage for repealing Obamacare. Now…
by - January 12, 2017 10:33 am
A California-based firm has purchased the 137,379 square-foot Jones Clinic building on the campus of Northwest Medical Center-Springdale for $29.6 million. HCP Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust…
by - January 11, 2017 7:48 pm
The Department of Human Services has virtually erased a backlog of Medicaid eligibility cases that had reached 140,000 people earlier this year, Director Cindy Gillespie said in a letter sent…
by - January 11, 2017 6:31 pm
The first two pieces of legislation related to the state’s newly passed Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment passed the House Rules Committee Wednesday (Jan. 11), including one extending the time for…
