by - December 8, 2015 2:04 pm
New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine has received final approval to recruit students, open a second location on the campus of Arkansas State University in Aug. 2016,…
by - December 7, 2015 5:20 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said she has reached a settlement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. to resolve kickback claims in a case involving the U.S. government and 40 states. Novartis…
by - December 6, 2015 5:48 pm
Cardiac arrest patients in Northwest Arkansas – which in recent history has included a U.S. Senator – are a step closer to having access to therapeutic hypothermia as a result…
by - December 6, 2015 10:14 am
State Surgeon General Dr. Greg Bledsoe and Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace Director Cheryl Gardner say two numbers and federal flexibility will dictate reforms to Arkansas’ health care future: 1332 and…
by - December 3, 2015 5:33 pm
Data breaches continue to threaten Arkansas consumers and businesses, even with the state ranked 15 out 51 states for vulnerability – with 1 being the least vulnerable – to data…
by - December 2, 2015 10:01 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. HEALTH CARE M&A SPENDING SETS NEW RECORD IN 2015: The health care merger and acquisition market…
by - December 2, 2015 9:58 am
The Arkansas Insurance Department is reminding Arkansans that the Medicare Open Enrollment ends on Monday (Dec. 7). During the open enrollment period, Medicare-eligible Arkansans can: • Change from a Medicare…
by - December 1, 2015 8:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has directed the Department of Human Services to pause development of its $112-million-over-budget computerized Medicaid Enrollment and Eligibility Framework (EEF) after receiving a report from a consultant…
by - December 1, 2015 6:27 am
The Nanotechnology for Health Care Conferences at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute will host as the keynote speaker Sir Harold Kroto, a Francis Eppes professor of chemistry at Florida State University….
by - November 24, 2015 8:53 pm
Members of the Health Reform Legislative Task Force are considering two options for changing how Arkansas administers its Medicaid system, said the task force’s chairman, Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville, during…
by - November 19, 2015 6:39 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Thursday (Nov. 19) said that a five-month investigation by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has culminated in more than two dozen felony charges…
by - November 18, 2015 8:09 pm
Arkansas hospitals are doing better than some of their counterparts in other states that did not expand their Medicaid populations, a new study by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement…
by - November 18, 2015 9:08 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OPTIMISTIC BUT LOSING CONFIDENCE IN ACA: While over three-quarters of healthcare…
by - November 16, 2015 4:43 pm
The state’s Medicaid system could consider a payment model classifying inpatient hospital stays according to diagnosis and resources required for treatment as a way to incentivize efficiencies. If it’s adopted,…
by - November 11, 2015 10:17 am
The Arkansas Research Alliance on Wednesday (Nov. 11) announced a $764,000 contract with the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) to determine if a set of procedures and tests can be…
by - November 11, 2015 6:31 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. COLORADO TO VOTE ON SINGLE-PAYER STATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: Colorado voters will decide next year whether the…
by - November 10, 2015 9:12 pm
Insurance carriers told legislators Tuesday that beneficiaries don’t always understand how to access the health care system and sometimes overuse the emergency room, and that the system needs to better…
by - November 10, 2015 9:10 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services implemented two changes to its income verification system for Medicaid and private option recipients Monday, allowing it to process more than 3,000 cases. Mark…
by - November 10, 2015 2:43 pm
Arkansas should consider requiring recipients to pay part of their health care costs or risk losing their coverage in its next version of the private option – if the federal…
by - November 9, 2015 8:30 pm
As executive director of the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace, Cheryl Smith Gardner is responsible for developing Arkansas’ state-based insurance exchange, the online marketplace for individuals and employees of small businesses…
