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Becker's Hospital Review1d
Medicaid ‘decision time’ has arrived
House Republicans, in a 216-214 vote, have approved the Senate’s fiscal 2025 budget blueprint, paving the way for key portions of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda — including potential ...
KFF Health News2d
The House Speaker’s Eyeing Big Cuts to Medicaid. In His Louisiana District, It’s a Lifeline.
The GOP-controlled Congress is weighing cuts to Medicaid, the government health program that covers millions of Americans — ...
Axios on MSN12d
Medicaid, SNAP cuts could threaten Arkansas jobs
Data: Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios States could lose thousands of jobs — including 10,900 jobs in ...
KTHV15d
Arkansas Department of Agriculture awarding grants to farmers markets across the state
ARKANSAS, USA — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (ADA), in partnership with Farm Credit, has announced the opening of applications for its 10th annual Farmers Market Promotion Program ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette16d
Arkansas submits request to add Medicaid work requirement
Arkansas on Thursday afternoon sent the federal government its request to add a work requirement to the state's Medicaid expansion... My Ly covers health care and poverty for the Arkansas Democrat ...
Quad-City Times16d
Work requirements for Iowa’s expanded Medicaid population approved by Republicans
which are based on a similar program in Arkansas. In that state, roughly 25% of non-exempt Medicaid recipients failed to meet the state’s work or reporting requirements. The Iowa legislation ...
Yahoo17d
Would work requirements for Medicaid lead to higher employment? Evidence says no | Opinion
Consider the outcome in Arkansas ... emphasizing is that most Medicaid recipients already work. Thus, the work requirements target a sliver of those in the program. A study by the Center on ...
Talk Business17d
Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation distributes funding to cotton farmers
The Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (ABWEF) board of directors authorized the distribution of a $1 per acre cash rebate to growers for reported 2024 cotton acres registered with the ...
Commonwealth Fund18d
How Potential Federal Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP Could Trigger the Loss of a Million-Plus Jobs, Reduced Economic Activity, and Less State Revenue
The principal entitlement programs under these committees are Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ... reductions in federal funding will necessarily have major financial ...
The Center Square19d
S&P says Medicaid uncertainty could make state budgets vulnerable
(The Center Square) – States are bracing for higher costs for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program despite President Donald ... if absorbing higher Medicaid costs strains their ...
Salon20d
"People are terrified": Fear over Medicaid cuts across rural America could sway some Republicans
While 41 states have a Medicaid expansion program, nine states — Montana, Utah, Arizona, Arkansas ... reduction in funding could undermine the financial feasibility of healthcare centers ...