by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 12/13/2012 02:09 pm
Arkansas Republicans denounced "Obamacare" during this year's election campaign and called for its repeal. But now that they've won control of the Legislature for the first time in 138 years, GOP lawmakers are considering expanding government health care in Arkansas.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 12/11/2012 02:26 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe and legislative leaders say they believe a compromise on expanding Medicaid in Arkansas is still possible despite the Obama administration telling states they can't do a partial expansion and receive full federal funding.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 11/27/2012 02:04 pm
State Surgeon General Joe Thompson says expanding Medicaid's eligibility under the federal health care law would help Arkansas catch up with richer states that have been able to offer more coverage through their programs.
by Mark Carter 11/27/2012 12:55 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe says he will not pressure Republicans who campaigned against health care reform and Medicaid expansion.
by Mark Friedman 11/26/2012 12:00 am
Adding to the mix of bad news, Arkansas hospitals could lose $403 million in total Medicare payments for seniors over the next 10 years if the Budget Control Act of 2011 goes into place on Jan. 1.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 11/19/2012 10:14 am
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says he's relying on next year's legislative leaders to tell him whether there's support in the House and Senate for the state running its own insurance exchange under the federal health care law.
by Lance Turner 11/16/2012 08:05 am
Rep. Ed Garner, THV 11 News' Craig O'Neill and Arkansas Business' Lance Turner talks about Davy Carter, Mike Beebe's $4.9 billion budget proposal and the looming fight over the Medicaid expansion in Arkansas under the Affordable Care Act.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 11/13/2012 06:36 pm
Arkansas would stop paying for thousands of seniors in nursing homes, eliminate an insurance program for low-income workers and cut rates for providers to fill a $138 million shortfall in the state's Medicaid program, even if lawmakers support a proposal to boost funding, an official says Tuesday.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 11/11/2012 03:14 pm
Arkansas officials say the state is moving forward with implementing parts of the federal health care law after an election that provided clarity on the federal level but uncertainty in the state Legislature about the political future of the controversial legislation.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 11/7/2012 02:21 pm
Republicans and Democrats in the Arkansas Legislature vowed Wednesday to find common ground on tax cuts, Medicaid's future and other divisive issues, a day after voters handed the GOP control of the state Senate for the first time since Reconstruction but left the balance of power in the House up in the air.
by John Selig 9/10/2012 12:00 am
One of the biggest impacts of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act is to give states the option of offering Medicaid coverage to those with the lowest incomes. In Arkansas, that would mean providing much-needed access to care for about 250,000 mostly working adults.
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