Arkansas Department of Human Services
Arkansas Gets $17M Federal Grant to Support Maternal Health Initiatives
The grant will provide state Medicaid funding over 10 years with a goal of reducing disparities in access and treatment for pregnant women, new mothers and babies. read more >
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas Gets $499K Grant for Mental Health Training
A youth course that introduces common mental health and substance use challenges for children is among the programs that will be supported by the funds. read more >
State Awards $15M in Grants for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
Recipient organizations offer Medicaid treatment in community-based settings for specialty populations around the state. read more >
Rural Hospitals Find COVID Relief Funds Come with a Catch
Legislators’ decision to give rural hospitals $60 million in COVID relief helped many hospitals survive, but some found the state’s application system to be cumbersome. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Lowell In-Home Care Company Faces Racketeering Lawsuit for Alleged Workforce Misclassification
The lawsuit accuses Pinnacle In Home Care LLC of misclassifying its workforce to avoid mandatory employer costs that its competitors have to pay. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Biden Administration Slow to Act As Millions Are Booted Off Medicaid, Advocates Say
Advocates from around the country say problems with the government forms, websites and phone lines have led to the high number of people losing Medicaid. read more >
by ABPG Staff -
Arkansas Hospitals Offer Fewer Places to Give Birth
Some hospitals are closing their obstetric units due to financial struggles, creating “maternity deserts” in Arkansas and beyond. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Arkansas Purges 427K From Medicaid; Advocates Worry About Oversights
The state is one of the first nationally to complete a post-pandemic eligibility review of the government-funded health care program for lower-income residents. read more >
State Partners With UAMS on $9.5M Mental Health Grant Program
The funds will implement a mental health and behavioral health collaborative care model at 36 clinics and health centers across the state. read more >
Mitch Rouse Named Chief of Staff at Arkansas DHS
Rouse had been the department's chief counsel since February, overseeing its legal operations. read more >
Hospitals Report Margins Are Better, but Still Worry
A financial hit could be looming with nearly 220,000 Arkansans having lost their Medicaid coverage since April 1. read more >
Sanders Picks Kristi Putnam to Lead DHS
Putnam, a central Florida native, formerly worked in the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. read more >
Governor Names Mark White Next DHS Secretary
White takes over Oct. 8 for Cindy Gillespie, who is stepping down after running the agency for more than six years. read more >
Arkansas Human Services Head Cindy Gillespie Stepping Down
She's run the agency for more than six years. read more >
by Associated Press -
Losing Money, Some Arkansas Hospitals Face Closure
As many hospitals struggle financially, the Arkansas Department of Human Services has proposed using $60 million of the state’s American Rescue Plan Act to help keep their doors open. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Ex-Nursing Home Operator Ordered to Pay $7.7 Million
The judgment was the latest blow to Joseph Schwartz, whose Skyline Health Care LLC was in charge of 21 nursing homes across Arkansas. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Boyce Hamlet Named Arkansas Drug Director
Longtime law enforcement officer Boyce Hamlet has been named the state’s new drug director, effective Aug. 29. He will work within the Arkansas Department of Human Services and replaces Kirk Lane, drug director since […] read more >
RedMane Technology to Open Little Rock Office
The location will support the software and systems integration firm’s projects in Arkansas, Mississippi and Georgia to modernize state child welfare programs. read more >
Woes Pile Up on Ex-Nursing Home Tycoon
In December, a former Arkansas nursing home operator was charged with eight counts of Medicaid fraud and two counts of failing to pay taxes. Then things went really wrong for Joseph Schwartz. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Feds Approve Arkansas’ Plan to Overhaul Medicaid Expansion
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said it will allow 300,000 low-income residents to continue receiving health care. read more >
by Associated Press -
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