by - November 21, 2019 5:06 pm
The healthcare industry is a world of constant change. The technology, legislation, benefits — they are always evolving. Employers want to know what those changes are and how they’re going…
by - November 19, 2019 2:56 pm
The University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will soon welcome the initial cohort of students in a new occupational therapy program, which is the…
by - September 17, 2019 4:45 am
Arkansas ranked 7th among the top 10 states most apt to benefit from health care reform, according to a recent study by SmartAsset. The report looked at nine metrics surrounding…
by - August 25, 2019 5:54 pm
Curtis Barnett is the CEO of Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, the largest health insurance provider in the state. Prior to his election as president and CEO in 2017, Barnett…
by - August 20, 2019 4:01 pm
Fayetteville-based Vold Vision announced the hiring Tuesday (Aug. 20) of Dr. Sharon Napier, the first fellowship-trained pediatric ophthalmologist in Northwest Arkansas. Vold Vision has nine physicians and clinics in Fayetteville,…
by - August 15, 2019 7:06 pm
Health and wellness in Northwest Arkansas are changing and that affects the local economy, according to healthcare, education and business leaders who spoke Thursday (Aug. 15) in Bentonville. The Greater…
by - June 9, 2019 6:46 pm
The epidemic of medical misdiagnoses is a very real problem in the United States and comes with much too high a price for individuals and companies. Tom Emerick, president and…
by - November 28, 2018 10:03 am
Telemedicine and virtual healthcare are the most important technology innovations right now disrupting the healthcare industry. That was one takeaway from a group of executives who gathered recently for a…
by - September 6, 2018 6:59 am
The Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018 was cleared for the November ballot by Secretary of State Mark Martin, while a legal challenge was filed against the Arkansas Term Limits…
by - February 11, 2018 9:55 pm
Could the Legislature be headed for another big fight over the state’s Medicaid expansion program? How will health care decisions in Washington affect Arkansas? And what’s the future for medical…
by - August 30, 2017 8:23 am
Arkansas was ranked the 19th best state in which to grow old, according to a study from a Bankrate company, but it shows the state might not lag as far…
by - July 13, 2017 5:28 pm
Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate has revised its Obamacare “repeal and replace” measure, but its fate for passage remains tenuous. Two GOP senators – Susan Collins of Maine and…
by - May 18, 2017 9:43 am
Arkansas’ individual Marketplace health insurers are filing rate requests amidst uncertainty over the future of cost sharing reduction payments, though one analysis said the change could reduce the number of…
by - May 7, 2017 10:33 am
After a regular and special session, four state executions, and floodwaters threatening lives and commerce, Governor Asa Hutchinson has been in overdrive the first five months of 2017. “It’s been…
by - April 24, 2017 7:04 am
There is roughly a 10-year difference in life expectancy between residents of Benton County in and Phillips County in eastern Arkansas’ Delta region, according to the 2017 County Health Rankings…
by - February 15, 2017 4:20 pm
The massive healthcare industry is quietly being turned on its head as connected technology – defined as the Internet of Things (IoT) – finds its way into this sector. Wearable…
by - February 9, 2017 8:30 pm
The healthcare sector is of major import to consumers as it comprises 17% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product with a spend of $2.7 trillion annually. In Benton and Washington…
by - November 1, 2016 4:58 pm
Arkansas’ preterm birth rate rose from 10% to 10.8% in 2015, according to the March of Dimes, at the same time that the national rate also rose for the first…
by - October 24, 2016 3:40 pm
Dr. Richard Turnage said healthcare institutions must ride the wave of changes in the healthcare system. Effective Dec. 1, Turnage will man the surfboard as CEO of the University of…
by - October 11, 2016 5:03 pm
Employer sponsored health care plans will cost about 6.5% more next year, with health care expenditures reaching a point of equilibrium after several years of nearly double-digit growth, according to…
