Republicans proposals to change the public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans could amount to ...

Medicaid could be on the chopping block in numerous U.S. states, potentially resulting in loss of healthcare coverage for ...

Feeding Texas hopes to convince lawmakers to instruct the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to implement the Summer ...

Arkansas leaders are putting a spotlight on maternal health issues which continue impact mothers and expecting mothers in the Natural State.

The rising cost of health care, lack of access in many rural areas around the state, and the highest maternal mortality rate ...

Visitors to the Georgia State Capitol were delighted by the rhythm and artistry of a lion dance in the South Wing on Wednesday as the Asian ...

Eight states − Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia − received an "F" grade on the March of Dimes Report Card for their high rates ...

On Jan. 23, Arkansas ... 2024 Report Card. At 12.1 percent, the preterm birth rate is significantly higher than the national average of 10.4 percent. Perhaps most troubling, Arkansas remains the only ...

The Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved identical bills that would overhaul coverage ...

The state’s share would be $13 million. (Medicaid is a joint federal-state program; in Arkansas, the federal government pays about 70% of the costs of pregnancy Medicaid and the state pays about ...

A new study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) shows that mothers in Arkansas who live in rural areas or have Medicaid coverage are less likely to get timely or enough ...

The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act aims to strengthen maternal care in Arkansas by expanding coverage and providing access in rural areas.