A new Arkansas law will require the Arkansas Medicaid Program to increase reimbursement rates for certain dental services.

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In Arkansas, Florida, Idaho and Oklahoma, about half or more of those whose eligibility cases were completed in April or May lost their Medicaid coverage, according data reviewed by the AP.

Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Curtis Barnett points to two major victories from the state’s regular session: maternal ...

STAT is co-publishing this article by Tradeoffs. The debate over the future of Medicaid continues to rage among Republicans. A House budget proposal released in February would slash up to $880 ...

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

By contrast, the Medicaid eligibility category for ... According to the CDC, Arkansas’ maternal mortality rate, 38.3 deaths per 100,000 births, in 2018-22 was the fourth-highest among states ...