by - July 18, 2016 12:48 pm
Bentonville-based Premier Concepts is making a $1 million donation to the construction of Arkansas Children’s Northwest. The gift will be distributed to the project over the next five years. Premier…
by - July 14, 2016 9:58 am
Arkansans may have the chance to vote on two medical marijuana initiatives in November. What happens if both pass? The one with the most votes wins, probably. In a letter…
by - July 13, 2016 7:10 pm
A group has formed to oppose a proposed amendment that would cap non-economic damages in medical lawsuits. The Committee to Protect AR Families filed paperwork Tuesday saying its aim is…
by - July 13, 2016 7:03 pm
Scientists with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute received a federal grant of $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to…
by - July 13, 2016 6:06 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– NIH LAUNCHES LARGEST STUDY EVER ON BREAST CANCER IN BLACK WOMEN The largest study…
by - July 12, 2016 6:34 pm
President Barack Obama on Tuesday (July 12) praised the accomplishments of the Affordable Care Act but called on Congress to reconsider a “public option” where individuals in states with limited…
by - July 11, 2016 5:21 pm
Increased drug costs have caused the state’s five-year match for Arkansas Works to rise from $705 million to $730 million, legislators were told by a consultant Monday. The Stephen Group…
by - July 11, 2016 1:19 pm
Construction of the estimated $165 million Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Northwest Arkansas is being heavily supported by area donors, including a new gift of $1 million from the Cynthia and…
by - July 8, 2016 1:07 pm
Supporters of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment submitted an estimated 106,268 signatures on 17,819 pages Friday, but the sponsor believes the group will have to collect more signatures to qualify…
by - July 7, 2016 2:18 pm
Arkansas voters will get at least one chance in November to vote on legalizing medical marijuana. The office of Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin on Thursday (July 7) said…
by - July 6, 2016 4:01 pm
Catholic Health Initiatives has decided to explore options to sell QualChoice, but that does not necessarily mean QualChoice will be sold in its entirety or at all, QualChoice of Arkansas…
by - July 6, 2016 7:55 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– SALINE COUNTY HOSPITAL CREATES FOR-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL PROVIDER Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton…
by - July 5, 2016 2:05 pm
A day after officially retiring as the Fort Smith Public School Superintendent, Dr. Benny Gooden was named executive director of institutional relations for the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, the…
by - June 29, 2016 4:25 pm
The final results from the latest Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll indicate strong support among Arkansas voters for medical marijuana. The issue was on the 2012 ballot, but narrowly…
by - June 29, 2016 11:51 am
The Medical Applications of Science for Health (M*A*S*H) Program kicked off Monday (June 27) from Sparks Hospital’s Charles Shuffield Education Center. The two-week program is designed to give an overarching…
by - June 29, 2016 5:53 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– UAMS RECEIVES NIH GRANT FOR FIRST COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA DANGERS A team…
by - June 28, 2016 4:25 pm
A longstanding legislative battle may be getting easier in the court of public opinion and a future legislative battle has widespread citizen support in one direction. A new Talk Business…
by - June 27, 2016 12:04 pm
A law approved by Texas legislators in 2013 that resulted in a significant reduction in the number of abortion facilities has been blocked with a 5-3 vote of the U.S….
by - June 22, 2016 8:29 am
The Arkansas Department of Health has sold its in-home health care operations to Louisville, Kentucky-based Kindred Healthcare for $39 million after a competitive bidding process, the company announced Monday. Kindred…
by - June 22, 2016 5:25 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– FEWER AMERICANS STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR HEALTHCARE, GALLUP SURVEY SAYS Fewer Americans reported not…
