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…
by - January 16, 2019 4:18 pm
CVS Health Corp. announced Tuesday (Jan. 15) that Walmart is exiting its prescription network over pricing disputes. Walmart confirmed the discussions over price continue with CVS Caremark, which manages the…
by - January 16, 2019 5:19 am
Marlisa Thompson, the administrator at Greene Acres Nursing Home in Paragould, knew she was destined for a life in long-term care immediately. A former aerobics instructor and director of activity…
by - January 15, 2019 5:13 pm
Another 1,232 Arkansas Works cases were closed in December because recipients failed to comply with the program’s work requirement, bringing the total to 18,164 since the requirement took effect in…
by - January 15, 2019 11:50 am
Little Rock-based health network CHI St. Vincent has announced several key leadership changes in response to the changing landscape of the healthcare industry. The leadership restructuring will ensure “the prudent…
by - January 9, 2019 10:46 pm
The newly reconfigured state Medical Marijuana Board on Wednesday (Jan. 9) approved a recommendation to award licenses for 32 medical marijuana dispensary locations across Arkansas during an unruly meeting where…
by - January 9, 2019 5:35 pm
NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief will host a four-week, closed Family Grief Group starting on Jan. 29. There will be weekly sessions, each Tuesday through February 19, according to…
by - January 8, 2019 5:55 pm
Arkansas’ hospitals had an annual economic impact of $11.54 billion in 2017 and employed 45,800 people, according to a report distributed by the Arkansas Hospital Association on Tuesday (Jan. 8)….
by - January 7, 2019 2:33 pm
The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) approved two licenses for pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), under the guise of a new law passed in a 2018 special session. AID Commissioner Allen Kerr…
