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Private Option

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Health Care Medicaid Private Option 

Learning from Arizona’s Medicaid Expansion

August 21, 2018September 10, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Angela C. Erickson, Arizona, arkansas works, Christina Sandefur, medicaid, Medicaid expansion, Naomi Lopez Bauman, private option

Whether it was called the “Private Option” or “Arkansas Works,” TAP has always pointed out the problems that would come

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2015 General Assembly Arkansas Politics Arkansas Republicans Obamacare Private Option 

Report: Arkansas 36% Over 2014 PO Enrollment Projections

April 21, 2015 Caleb Taylor 1 Comment Arkansas Legislature, asa hutchinson, legislative task force, Medicaid expansion, obamacare, private option

One of the consistent problems with big, new government entitlements is that politicians and bureaucrats usually understate or underestimate the program’s actual cost.

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Health Care Obamacare Private Option 

Forbes: Why Isn’t Arkansas Checking PO Enrollees’ Eligibility?

April 16, 2015 Caleb Taylor 3 Comments DHS, John Selig, Medicaid expansion, obamacare, private option

When you begin a huge new entitlement like Arkansas’s “private option” Medicaid expansion program, it’s always a good idea to check if enrollees are actually eligible for the program.

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2015 General Assembly Arkansas Legislature Health Care Health Care Reform Obamacare Private Option 

Voters Don’t Want State-Run O’Care Exchanges

March 27, 2015 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments Arkansas Legislature, Exchanges, federal exchanges, king v. burwell, obamacare, state exchanges

At a time when Arkansas and other states are facing budget crunches, why voluntarily create a state exchange — and thereby subject state taxpayers to another expensive undertaking?

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2015 General Assembly Health Care Health Care Reform Obamacare Private Option 

The “Private Option” Is Ending! DHS Says So!

March 25, 2015 Caleb Taylor 2 Comments Arkansas Legislature, department of human services, Donnie Copeland, obamacare, private option

It’s not been a great legislative session for conservatives opposed to the “private option” Medicaid expansion program, but a bill by Rep. Donnie Copeland about to become law is one bright spot.

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Arkansas Legislature Economic Freedom Health Care Health Care Reform Medicaid Obamacare Private Option 

Pharmacy Benefits and the Free Market

March 19, 2015 Marc Kilmer 1 Comment

Who’s interested in the issues surrounding pharmacy reimbursements? I’m sure few of you raised your hands. You may not imagine

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Health Care Health Care Reform Medicaid Medicare Obamacare Private Option 

A Magic Obamacare Waiver?

March 16, 2015 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments health care, medicaid, medicare, obamacare, private option, Waiver

What would you think about a federal waiver that would get rid of many Obamacare state mandates in return for

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2013 General Assembly 2015 General Assembly Arkansas Republicans Obamacare Private Option Spending 

Westerman: Give States Flexibility On Workforce Requirements

February 19, 2015 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments Bruce Westerman, medicaid expasnsion, obamacare, private option

Freshman U.S. Rep Bruce Westerman introduced a bill last week that would give state legislators across the country much-needed flexibility and distance from the federal government with respect to Medicaid expansion.

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Arkansas Democrats Arkansas Legislature Arkansas Politics Arkansas Republicans Health Care Health Care Reform Medicaid Private Option 

The Newest Private-Option Strategy: Let’s Start A Lawsuit Panic!

February 3, 2015 Dan Greenberg 3 Comments Conduit For Action, David Ferguson, Donnie Copeland, Linda Collins Smith, Medicaid expansion

Apparently, private-option sympathizers are now arguing that ending the private option could leave the state vulnerable to a court judgment.

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Arkansas Legislature Arkansas Politics Arkansas Republicans Health Care Reform Obamacare Private Option 

Hutchinson's Private Option Speech: A Second Opinion

January 23, 2015 Dan Greenberg 1 Comment

A few hours ago, ace Arkansas Project reporter Caleb Taylor posted his opinion about Hutchinson’s private option speech. Here’s mine.

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