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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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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?

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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.

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Health Care Medicaid 

Here’s Gov. Hutchinson’s “Big Problem” With The Senate Healthcare Bill

June 29, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments asa hutchinson, bcra, john boozman, Medicaid expansion, obamacare, private option, senate healthcare bill, Tom Cotton

Arkansas has a “big problem” on the horizon if the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act becomes law, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

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Health Care Health Care Reform Medicaid 

Report: Premiums Up 128 Percent Since ‘13

May 26, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments arkansas works, obamacare, private option

Health insurance premiums in Arkansas have increased by 128 percent since 2013, according to a report released this week by the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Health Care Health Care Reform Medicaid 

DHS: Few Enrollees Working After Work Referral

May 24, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 1 Comment arkansas works, asa hutchinson, Medicaid expansion, private option

A small number of enrollees in the Arkansas Works / Medicaid expansion program attempted to find employment after receiving a work referral, according to the Department of Human Services (DHS).

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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 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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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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