Medicaid's New $3 Million Liability

September 25, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments arkansas works, DHS, Medicaid expansion

Last month, Arkansas Medicaid agreed to repay the federal government $3 million in compensation — due to mistakes in health

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Retroactive Coverage Change Would Save Taxpayers Millions

August 14, 2017September 10, 2018 Caleb Taylor 1 Comment DHS, Medicaid expansion, obamacare

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is planning on implementing a new change to Arkansas Works next month that would save taxpayers millions of dollars.

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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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Taxpayers Pay Twice For Some Obamacare Enrollees

June 4, 2014 Nic Horton 1 Comment abuse, Arkansas, DHS, fraud, health care, medicaid, medicare, obamacare, private option, taxpayers, waste

News broke late last week that nearly 5,000 Arkansans would be kicked off of the Obamacare “private option” program. Now, as more details emerge, it looks like things are even worse than they first appeared.