Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders hopes to bring back work requirements for some people on its Medicaid program.

It sounds as if the governor is considering a broader requirement than the short-lived work rule instituted by her predecessor, Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

More than half of the Arkansas children living in rural counties were covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program in 2023, a new study has found, ranking the... The post Georgetown study says half of Arkansas children in rural counties covered by Medicaid or CHIP appeared first on Talk Business & Politics.

We cannot expect health and life outcomes to improve while chipping away at the programs that provide insurance to 1 in 3 Arkansans.

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A bill before the Arkansas legislature would prevent pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) or insurance companies from obtaining pharmacy licenses.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that she would like Arkansas to have work requirements for working age, able-bodied beneficiaries in both the state's Medicaid expansion and traditional Medicaid programs.

Arkansas was among the 10 states with the most children in rural areas relying on Medicaid for health insurance in 2023, and was one of only six with more than half of its rural children on Medicaid

This explainer defines Medicaid work requirements, updates their current status at the federal and state levels, and describes their impact on enrollees.

Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Donald Trump’s return to the White House — along with

This analysis builds on past evidence that work requirements impose administrative barriers and red tape that lead to coverage losses among both people who are working as well as people the policies purport to exempt because they have caretaking responsibilities,

Close to half of North Carolina children living in rural areas or small towns use Medicaid as their health insurance, according to a new report. As Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives contemplate major cuts to Medicaid,