by - January 26, 2016 9:37 pm
Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics, manufacturer of blood test kits, has moved all of its plastic housing production from China to its home base in Arkansas. The company cited efforts to improve quality…
by - January 26, 2016 9:02 pm
Baptist Health has created Arkansas’ first special purpose captive insurance company, Diamond Risk Insurance, which was approved Tuesday (Jan. 26) by the Arkansas Insurance Department. Bob Roberts, Baptist Health’s chief…
by - January 26, 2016 2:03 pm
An Arkansan has tested positive for the Zika virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday. The resident had traveled out of the country and contracted a mild…
by - January 26, 2016 2:03 pm
An Arkansan has tested positive for the Zika virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday. The resident had traveled out of the country and contracted a mild…
by - January 26, 2016 10:17 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell below to 5% for the first time since June 2001 as the state’s labor pool climbed to 1,337,500 in December, according to the figures released Tuesday…
by - January 25, 2016 5:26 pm
One casualty of the East Coast’s winter weather is Congress’ planned votes this week on overriding President Obama’s veto of the bill repealing Obamacare and defunding Planned Parenthood. The U.S….
by - January 24, 2016 2:42 pm
A crowd of 1,000, mostly young professionals, ‘partied with a purpose” at the American Heart Association’s 15th annual Paint the Town Red Heart Ball on Saturday (Jan. 23) at the…
by - January 23, 2016 9:01 pm
Hundreds of pro-choice supporters participated in a Rally for Reproductive Justice Saturday, 43 years and one day after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion nationwide. The…
by - January 20, 2016 10:24 pm
Twenty-three percent of all Arkansas Medicaid claims for three types of behavioral health services involve multiple claims on the same day, raising questions the program can’t answer regarding how many…
by - January 20, 2016 6:14 pm
The CEO of CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock said health care will be more transparent in the future, while U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, touted new House Speaker…
by - January 20, 2016 2:21 pm
Legislators serving on the Health Reform Legislative Task Force plan a vote on recommendations March 7 and will review legislation March 29 for a special session dedicated to Medicaid. That…
by - January 20, 2016 7:10 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. U.S. ORGAN TRANSPLANTS EXCEED 30,000 ANNUALLY FOR FIRST TIME, ADVOCACY GROUP SAYS: Organ transplants performed in…
by - January 19, 2016 12:23 am
When members of the Health Reform Legislative Task Force meet Jan. 20-21, one of the issues they’ll be considering is whether certain state Medicaid programs should be administered using a…
by - January 18, 2016 1:27 pm
In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for an effort to “cure cancer” led by Vice President Joe Biden. The idea seems like one everyone could accept. Who’s…
by - January 13, 2016 6:17 pm
The Health Insurance Marketplace has enrolled or re-enrolled 8.7 million consumers nationally and 66,635 Arkansans since Nov. 1, according to numbers released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and…
by - January 13, 2016 6:38 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. 11.3 MILLION INDIVIDUALS SIGN UP FOR OBAMACARE THROUGH HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACES: According to a new report…
by - January 12, 2016 4:46 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) that her office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit had investigated 108 new cases in 2015, four more than the previous record number and…
by - January 12, 2016 4:46 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) that her office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit had investigated 108 new cases in 2015, four more than the previous record number and…
by - January 11, 2016 8:37 pm
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas opened is new Spine Center on Monday (Jan. 11) at 2710 Rife Lane in Rogers. This new service is led by Mercy Spine Center Medical Director…
by - January 11, 2016 8:37 pm
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas opened is new Spine Center on Monday (Jan. 11) at 2710 Rife Lane in Rogers. This new service is led by Mercy Spine Center Medical Director…
