by - January 7, 2016 8:34 am
More than 125 small businesses have begun the enrollment process in Arkansas’ small business health insurance exchange, and 25 have completed the process in the two months the exchange has…
by - January 6, 2016 8:05 pm
The rate of uninsured residents in Arkansas and Kentucky, both of which expanded their Medicaid populations but in different ways, dropped significantly between late 2013 and late 2014 compared to…
by - January 6, 2016 4:46 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the state could combine health care and highways into one special session this year, while the state should celebrate the birthdays of Dr. Martin Luther King…
by - January 5, 2016 9:30 pm
UnitedHealth Group will be one of five insurance carriers providing services to the state’s Medicaid private option recipients this year, but it will be limited to 13 central Arkansas counties…
by - January 5, 2016 9:18 pm
MedExpress Urgent Care has opened a new medical facility in Cabot on Dec. 22 and will follow that up with three more: in North Little Rock on John F. Kennedy…
by - January 4, 2016 9:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has informed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell that Arkansas will amend its private option waiver so that it can create a replacement, Arkansas Works,…
by - January 4, 2016 9:00 am
Pregnant New Yorkers can enroll in their state’s health insurance exchange at any time during their pregnancy under legislation signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Dec. 23, making the state the…
by - December 29, 2015 2:37 pm
Nichole Dykes has joined Sparks Health System as an assistant chief financial officer and will report to CFO David Rothenberger. Dykes has accounting experience in healthcare and manufacturing sectors. Before…
by - December 29, 2015 2:37 pm
Nichole Dykes has joined Sparks Health System as an assistant chief financial officer and will report to CFO David Rothenberger. Dykes has accounting experience in healthcare and manufacturing sectors. Before…
by - December 29, 2015 12:08 pm
Costs for Medicare and privately insured patients are generally lower in Arkansas than in the rest of the country, the New York Times reported earlier this month. Citing a study,…
by - December 29, 2015 11:34 am
Arkansas is one of 30 states that has expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and was the first of six states to do so through a federal waiver that…
by - December 28, 2015 9:06 am
Arkansas achieved a check mark on six of 10 indicators for its infectious disease priorities, placing it above the middle of the pack, according to a December 2015 report, “Outbreaks…
by - December 23, 2015 9:51 am
The growing healthcare field and associated industries will add the most jobs to the U.S. economy over the coming decade, according to a new report by the U.S. Bureau of…
by - December 22, 2015 5:40 pm
Crittenden County voters will head to the polls March 1 to decide whether to re-direct a one-cent sales tax that supporters say will help build a new hospital in the…
by - December 22, 2015 8:26 am
Four University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences nursing programs have received the maximum accreditation available by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Three UAMS College of Nursing programs received 10-year…
by - December 22, 2015 8:22 am
The Food and Drug Administration announced new guidance Monday (Dec. 21) recommending that gay men can now donate blood, but only if they have not had sexual contact with another…
by - December 17, 2015 3:14 pm
One day after giving the go-ahead to Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) to seek federal waivers for his Arkansas Works replacement for the private option, the Health Reform Legislative Task Force…
by - December 17, 2015 3:02 pm
One of Jonesboro’s largest employers announced an ambitious four-year project to upgrade its facilities and to improve access to healthcare in the region. During a Thursday morning (Dec. 17) press…
by - December 16, 2015 1:32 pm
Legislators gave Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) the green light to continue negotiations with the federal government for a waiver that would change and perhaps continue the private option in another…
by - December 16, 2015 12:21 pm
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. TUESDAY’S OBAMACARE DEADLINE PUSHED BACK TWO DAYS; HHS SAYS 1 MILLION CUSTOMERS FACE DELAYS: Faced with…
