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Crittenden Regional Hospital Not “Saved” by the Private Option

Remember how the private option was going to save rural hospitals? Remember how hospital lobbyist Bo Ryall explained to the state legislature that the private option was crucial if we want “rural hospitals to survive?” As one argument after another for the private option failed, its advocates regularly retreated to their final defense: at least the private option would keep the doors of rural hospitals open.

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Report: Obamacare in Arkansas Will Hurt, Not Help Hospitals

The Advance Arkansas Institute has released a new report about the impact of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion on Arkansas hospitals. In

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Payday: ‘Private Option’ Supporters Getting Thousands From Taxpayers

If you watch TV, listen to the radio, or use the internet in Arkansas, chances are pretty good that you’ve

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