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Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Curtis Barnett point to two major victories from the state’s regular session: maternal ...
A new Arkansas law will require the Arkansas Medicaid Program to increase reimbursement rates for certain dental services.
An Arkansas law promises to enhance support for pregnant women and new mothers by creating a new type of certified care in the state.
More than a dozen states are seeking federal permission to add work requirements to their Medicaid programs. Three states — ...
Arkansas is grappling with a maternal health crisis, exacerbated by a shortage in its maternity care workforce, which ranks last in the nation.
Major entitlement programs of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are starting to feel the impact, raising concerns that more could be coming. That has sparked a backlash that included a recent ...
"If you focus on the mother, that trickles down to the children and the rest of the family unit," Mercy's chief medical ...
Massive cuts called for in the federal government’s recently passed budget resolution have many in the nation and in Arkansas worried about cuts to Medicaid.
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A bill that would have expanded postpartum Medicaid coverage in Arkansas from 60 days to 12 months failed to pass in a Senate committee, leaving many maternal health ...
An Arkansas Senate committee voted down a bill that would have extended Medicaid coverage for women to 12 months after giving birth if they do not already qualify for the state’s Medicaid ...
Congress recently confirmed President Donald Trump's pick, Dr. Mehmet Oz, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare and Medicaid provide healthcare insurance to an ...