by - July 29, 2015 5:43 pm
Health care spending is projected to increase as a percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product from 17.4% in 2013 to 19.6% in 2024. The projection could lead to as many questions as it does answers.
by - July 29, 2015 4:41 pm
The Walmart Foundation State Giving Council Program announced more than $1 million in grants for its second funding cycle on Wednesday (July 29). Twenty-one Arkansas nonprofit organizations were awarded funding…
by - July 29, 2015 12:35 pm
Patricia A. Cowan, Ph.D., R.N., has been named dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will begin at UAMS on or…
by - July 29, 2015 6:24 am
Our weekly roundup of important healthcare news features the latest report showing that healthcare spending will rise to 20% of GDP by 2024.
by - July 29, 2015 5:42 am
The Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology was among the 20 awardees for three health information technology grant programs totaling about $38 million, the Department of Health and Human Services’…
by - July 28, 2015 4:33 pm
Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, has been a staunch opponent of Arkansas’ private option program since its inception. The private option is the state program that uses Medicaid dollars to…
by - July 27, 2015 5:49 pm
The total number of Arkansans eligible for the private option reached 259,335 in June, while the total average cost per private option recipient fell 89 cents, the Arkansas Department of…
by - July 27, 2015 10:59 am
Mary and Ross Whipple have donated $1.5 million to Arkansas Children’s Hospital to establish the Ross and Mary Whipple Family Distinguished Research Scientist Endowed Chair in honor of Dr. Richard…
by - July 27, 2015 8:53 am
Our state has finally begun a process called “redetermination,” which means re-verifying income levels for enrollees in benefit programs like ARKids and the Private Option. Thousands will be deemed ineligible…
by - July 27, 2015 6:24 am
While Arkansas is transitioning to a state-operated health insurance marketplace, Hawaii has become the latest state to hand control of its state-run effort to the federal government, and some others…
by - July 27, 2015 6:18 am
The obesity epidemic has reached a turning point – or at least a plateau, the New York Times reports. The Times reported that calorie consumption, after peaking in 2003, has…
by - July 23, 2015 5:31 pm
The Food and Drug Administration has delayed the effective date for a new federal menu-labeling regulation for chain restaurants until Dec. 1, 2016, the agency announced this month. The FDA…
by - July 23, 2015 5:29 pm
A company that announced earlier this year that they would be hiring 125 people at its Jonesboro location will be seeking to fill 100 additional openings, company officials said Thursday….
by - July 23, 2015 7:56 am
Medicare’s Hospital Insurance trust fund, otherwise known as Medicare Part A, is scheduled to be depleted in 2030, and Social Security’s combined funds will be depleted by 2035, according to two new reports.
by - July 22, 2015 10:00 pm
Arkansas ranks 44th in the latest Annie E. Casey Kids Count report, three spots lower than the previous year. The report was released Tuesday. The state was 44th in economic…
by - July 22, 2015 2:30 pm
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. HHS ISSUES…
by - July 22, 2015 12:31 pm
Next year, Arkansas should have a new water plan in place. What will it do?
by - July 22, 2015 6:29 am
Arkansas is one of only a few states that does not have its own dental school. That could change in a few years, as UAMS is exploring that option.
by - July 21, 2015 3:08 pm
The University of Arkansas Eleanor Mann School of Nursing has received a federal grant of $1 million to increase the number of advanced practice registered nurses. The grant of $1,081,735…
by - July 21, 2015 8:55 am
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas broke ground on a new $8.5 million housing facility on the campus of Arkansas Children’s Hospital on Tuesday.
