Former Gov. Beebe Reappears To Save O’Care
Former Gov. Mike Beebe reappeared earlier this week in an attempt to save Medicaid expansion in Arkansas — which was
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Pryor, Beebe: It’s Cash-Out Time!
It’s amazing how a person’s views on lobbying can change over the years.
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New Elected Officials Make Staff Changes! News at 10!
Our friends over at the Arkansas Times are shocked — shocked! — that newly sworn-in Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is making staff changes as she begins her tenure.
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About That Special Treatment for Kyle Beebe
On December 5, Governor Mike Beebe announced that he planned to pardon his son, Kyle Beebe, along with 11 other
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Arkansas Still Not Ranked 5th in Education, Gov. Beebe!
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Kyle Beebe’s Special Privilege
You may have heard that Kyle Beebe is getting a pardon from the governor. No one would pay much attention
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GAO’s “Cost Concerns” on PO, Part II
We wrote last month about a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report: it raised some red flags about the costs to taxpayers created by Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion in Arkansas.
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Cato Doesn’t Want To Have Beebe’s Babies
A big chunk of the political class in Arkansas was chattering about the fawning profile of Gov. Mike Beebe in the New York Times yesterday.
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1.) Dump More People On Medicaid 2.) Brag About Cost Savings 3.) Repeat
Got that? State officials are able to keep private option plan rates lower by skimming the cream — and dumping the most unhealthy and expensive customers onto traditional Medicaid. That’s happened to 20,000 individuals so far.
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PO “Raises Cost Concerns” For Feds
Well, it turns out a recent report from the Government Accountability Office agrees with them, but only because the private option will likely cost taxpayers far more than traditional Medicaid expansion.
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