RIPR: The Public's Radio8d
Why many Republicans think shrinking Medicaid will make it better
Republicans proposals to change the public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans could amount to ...
Millions of Americans Could Lose Medicaid Coverage
Medicaid could be on the chopping block in numerous U.S. states, potentially resulting in loss of healthcare coverage for ...
Texas nonprofits urge families to ask lawmakers to bring back Summer EBT food program
Feeding Texas hopes to convince lawmakers to instruct the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to implement the Summer ...
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Arkansas leaders vow change as Maternal Health Awareness Day puts spotlight on crisis in state
The 2024 March of Dimes report card gave Arkansas an F grade ... At Empower Healthcare Solutions, programs such as the Arkansas PASSE Program serves their Medicaid clients to provide additional ...
Talk Business11d
State of the State: Addressing health care challenges to continue in 2025
The rising cost of health care, lack of access in many rural areas around the state, and the highest maternal mortality rate ...
Federal funding freeze sparks chaos for nonprofits in the nation’s poorest, most rural states: ‘Huge step backwards’
Two weeks ago, the White House froze spending on federal loans and grants, plunging organizations across the country into ...
WABE4d
As states mull Medicaid work requirements, Georgia and Arkansas scale theirs back
Proposals to scale back Medicaid work requirements in Georgia and Arkansas — the only two states to have implemented such ...
Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net ...
Fierce Healthcare4d
As states mull Medicaid work requirements, two with experience scale back
A public comment period on Arkansas’ program runs through March 3. More than 90% of U.S. adults eligible for Medicaid expansion are already working or could be exempt from requirements ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette6d
State House, Senate pass identical bills on Medicaid coverage of prenatal, postnatal care
The Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved identical bills that would overhaul coverage by the state’s Medicaid program for pregnant and postpartum women ...
PBS12d
Arkansas Week: Legislative Session/Medicaid Work Requirement
who is director of Arkansas's Medicaid program. Thank you both very much for coming aboard the broadcast to either or. Secretary Putnam, we'll begin with you. What what is different from this ...
The Victoria Advocate9d
GOP-led states put Medicaid expansion on chopping block
But under the ACA’s Medicaid expansion program, states can extend coverage ... Lori McCann In a public address last month, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, announced the ...