Work Requirement is Working

If you are an able-bodied Arkansan on Medicaid, should you work or be looking for work? In Arkansas, the answer

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

Health Care Medicaid

Medicaid Work Requirement Gets Green Light

March 6, 2018September 10, 2018 Marc Kilmer 1 Comment Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Medicaid expansion, Work Requirement

Governor Asa Hutchinson scored a big win yesterday when the Trump Administration approved state plans to impose a work requirement

Health Care Medicaid

Medicaid Expansion Proving Costly

January 23, 2018September 10, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Healthcare, Medicaid expansion

Governor Asa Hutchinson announced his budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Surprise! Medicaid is going to cost a lot more

Health Care Medicaid

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

Health Care Medicaid

Poll: Majority Support Medicaid Work Requirements

August 30, 2017September 10, 2018 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments Medicaid expansion, work requirements

A majority of Americans support requiring Medicaid enrollees to have a job in order to be eligible for the program, according to a recent poll from Morning Consult and Politico.

Health Care Health Care Reform

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.

Health Care Health Care Reform

No, Arkansas Isn’t “The Model” For America On Healthcare

August 1, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments Arkansas Legislature, Medicaid expansion, private option

Should America emulate Arkansas’s expansion of Medicaid through Obamacare?

Health Care Health Care Reform

Arkansas Health Insurers Ask State For Another Round Of Rate Hikes

July 26, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments Arkansas Legislature, arkansas works, Medicaid expansion, obamacare, private option

Arkansas health insurance companies selling Obamacare plans are asking for rate increases as high as 22 percent in 2018.

Health Care Medicaid

Arkansas Officially Submits Waiver Request For AR Works Changes

June 30, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments arkansas works, Medicaid expansion

Gov. Asa Hutchinson officially submitted a new waiver to the federal government today. The waiver asked for new reforms to the “Arkansas Works” Medicaid expansion program.

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