by - February 5, 2019 12:56 pm
All 32 of the medical cannabis dispensaries approved by Arkansas regulators in early January to begin selling medical-grade marijuana across the state have paid the $15,000 licensing fee and posted…
by - February 4, 2019 12:31 am
A recent opinion piece submitted to Talk Business and Politics by Dr. Edmund Pezalla of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy in Washington, D.C. and a corporate executive for Aetna…
by - February 2, 2019 12:49 pm
What’s the state of the state when it comes to health care in 2019? “Uncertain” thanks partly to two court cases, one on appeal and the other waiting to be…
by - January 31, 2019 9:44 pm
A bill that would abolish the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace and move its responsibilities into the Arkansas Insurance Department advanced through committee Thursday (Jan. 31). SB 113 advanced on a…
by - January 31, 2019 1:33 pm
Mercy’s investment in Northwest Arkansas continued Thursday (Jan. 31) as the health provider opened a new occupational medicine clinic at 1101 S. Horsebarn Road in Rogers. A short ceremony took…
by - January 30, 2019 7:27 pm
All of Us, an initiative started by the National Institutes of Health to better treat and predict diseases, will come to the Arkansas State University campus Friday (Feb. 1) starting…
by - January 30, 2019 7:24 pm
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University has hired Kristin Cohen, Ph.D., as assistant Dean of Student Administration and Rajendram Rajnarayanan, Ph.D., as Assistant…
by - January 30, 2019 11:43 am
The Arkansas Blue & You Foundation for a healthier state announced a $150,000 grant to Arkansas Children’s School Nurse Academy to support the group’s asthma care initiative. “Arkansas Children’s Hospital…
by - January 29, 2019 2:49 pm
Last year, Arkansas lawmakers debated the role pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, should play in the state’s health care system. PBMs negotiate rebates and price concessions from big drug companies…
by - January 28, 2019 2:53 pm
The leader of the Arkansas State Senate says proposed tobacco tax increases, including those affecting currently untaxed e-cigarettes, could begin to take shape by the end of the week. Senate…
by - January 27, 2019 4:29 pm
Little Rock-based Baptist Health has named Brent Beaulieu as the system’s next senior vice president and chief financial officer. Beaulieu, who has spent 21 years in health care, joined Baptist…
by - January 24, 2019 1:24 pm
Baptist Health has opened two new community clinics in North Little Rock. Baptist Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic, 2501 Crestwood Road, Suite 204, offers a wide range of family medical…
by - January 23, 2019 4:57 pm
A new non-profit organization in Fort Smith is looking for help to make a difference in the lives of disabled children. Manes & Miracles at Chaffee Crossing received its non-profit…
by - January 23, 2019 11:45 am
Little Rock mental health care provider Youth Home is laying off 31 of its 227 employees because of a “challenging health care climate in the state,” the company announced in…
by - January 22, 2019 4:57 pm
A simmering battle over expanding procedures for optometrists is likely to be one of the session’s most watched, literally, debates in 2019. After an interim study looked at what other…
by - January 22, 2019 3:56 pm
Mercy Health said it’s seeing progress in an effort to bring more access to kids in need of mental health care over the past year. The provider said mental health…
by - January 21, 2019 1:10 pm
The sale of a 59,142-square-foot office building in Rogers tipped the scales at $6.5 million. The purchase price equals $109.90 per square foot. A limited liability company managed by Josh…
by - January 18, 2019 7:30 pm
Walmart and CVS Health reported Friday (Jan. 18) the two companies have reached an agreement that allows Walmart to remain part of the CVS Caremark prescription benefits management group. This…
by - January 18, 2019 5:45 pm
The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) received accreditation that will allow it to provide residency and fellowship education to students who graduate from the medical school. The school received…
by - January 17, 2019 4:20 pm
Northwest Arkansas is still a long way from becoming a healthcare destination on par with peer metro areas of Austin, Texas, Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C., or Madison, Wisc. according to a…
