Arkansas news and information

A dozen providers in a low-income part of the country will receive $5.4 million in federal funding to address a number of chronic conditions that affect residents there at a more frequent rate compared with the rest of the country.
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More is being spent per capita in West Virginia than any other state to promote public awareness of the new healthcare reform law, but advocates are concerned that those who could benefit most still won't get enrolled.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla.—Health Management Associates is on its way to forging its third deal this year after it was selected to begin negotiations with Bert Fish Medical Center. The public Southeast Volusia Hospital District chose Naples,...
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The threat of a federal antitrust challenge soured Capella Healthcare's bid to buy Mercy Health's hospital in Hot Springs, Ark.
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The coming weeks are shaping up to be a big deal for states still on the fence regarding Medicaid expansion.
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It goes without saying that people on Medicaid don't earn much money. While state programs' health benefits differ from state to state, all must have very low co-pays and deductibles to earn the federal match. The same will be true for those states that expand their Medicaid programs to cover...
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Two doctors are set to ask a U.S. judge to block the Human Heartbeat Protection Act, an Arkansas law banning most abortions at the 12th week of pregnancy if a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
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One of the last undecided Democratic governors has opted to expand Medicaid. West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced his intention to urge funding of the expansion by the Democratic-led Legislature after considering it for nearly a year.
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The bumpy advance of Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe's unusual Medicaid proposal has gotten considerable notice in other conservative-leaning states and the attention of the Obama administration. Now it's likely to draw intense federal scrutiny.
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Arkansas lawmakers gave final approval to the governor's plan to use new federal Medicaid funding to buy private coverage in insurance exchanges. Now it's likely to draw intense federal scrutiny.
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