More than a dozen states are seeking federal permission to add work requirements to their Medicaid programs. Three states — ...

As Republicans in Congress consider cutting the federal share of Medicaid funding, states are weighing numerous options to scale back their programs. Voters in three states have significantly limited ...

Danielle Wright, a mother of three who lost her insurance 60 days after an emergency C-section, testified in favor of extending Medicaid coverage for new moms. Credit: Brian Chilson An Arkansas ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A bill to extend Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers failed in its Senate committee hearing on Wednesday. House Bill 1004 had a relatively easy time passing the House ...

Under the new Trump administration, some states are reviving plans to require adults to prove they are working in order to get Medicaid. When Arkansas did this in 2018, 18,000 people lost coverage.

Nine states (Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois ... this time conditioning Medicaid expansion on the level of federal assistance. The measure has passed both chambers of the legislature.

Arkansas is grappling with a maternal health crisis, exacerbated by a shortage in its maternity care workforce, which ranks last in the nation.