Drugstores Give Shots, Then Wait for Payback
Like patients, Arkansas pharmacists have had their sleeves rolled up. read more >
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Blue Cross Charts Path Past Virus, Into Future
The COVID-19 pandemic stands as a crucible and a pivot point for Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield as its northwest Arkansas crew settles into a new $40 million, 81,000-SF corporate center. read more >
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Arkansas Lab Owner Indicted in $100M Health Care Fraud Scheme
Authorities say he used the money to live a lavish lifestyle, purchasing luxury cars, jewelry and real estate. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Sticking Points: Employers Caught in Vaccine Catch-22
Arkansas employers find themselves caught between federal mandates and a new state law. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Governor Allows Vaccine Mandate Exemption Bill to Pass
The Republican governor expressed concerns about the measure's impact on businesses but did not veto it. read more >
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Arkansas Lawmakers Approve Opt-Out for COVID Vaccine Mandates
Gov. Asa Hutchinson opposes the bill but has not said whether he'll veto it. read more >
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Government Aid Rescues Hospital Financials
Hospitals and medical centers in Arkansas benefited from government relief money last year to offset losses caused by COVID-19. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages as Vaccine Deadlines Loom
Turnover during the pandemic is already high. Now some health workers may quit or let themselves be fired instead of getting the vaccine. read more >
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Telemedicine Here to Stay
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the use of telemedicine in Arkansas five years ahead of where it would be otherwise. read more >
Hospital Sees Turnaround in McGehee
Terry Amstutz came to McGehee Hospital in January 2019 to help it turn around. So far, his efforts are working. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Magnolia Regional Sheds City Ownership
Shifting from city to nonprofit ownership could mean a million dollars a year to Magnolia Regional Medical Center, but patients and doctors may see no outward difference. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Health Network Saves Medicare $12.9M
AHN works with a company’s self-insured plan and government agencies to help cut health care costs and improve the health of people in the plan. read more >
Health Insurers Face Doubt, Possible Mandatory Rebates (Craig Wilson Commentary)
Health care provider finances have consequently been in flux, despite the inflow of federal funds as a stopgap measure. read more >
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Coronavirus Could Kill Rural Hospitals on Brink
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the survival of rural hospitals in Arkansas, several hospital administrators told Arkansas Business last week. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Health Network Saved Its Members $14.7M in 2018
Arkansas Health Network of Little Rock saved the organizations it works with more than $14.7 million in 2018, the latest figure available. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Arkansas’ ‘Firstborn’ Osteopaths Near Graduation
One-hundred at New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro to walk in May; ceremony set for next year at Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith. read more >
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Matters of Life and Death (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Someday our federal lawmakers will have the luxury of turning their attention away from impeachment and back to matters of life and death. One of those is health insurance. read more >
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Those Devilish Details (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
A new Congress and the now undeniable commencement of the 2020 presidential election campaign season mean that the most personal political topic is inching its way back into the news: health care. read more >
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Obamacare Lawsuit Stirs Worries for Insurers
Arkansas and 19 other Republican-led states are taking their shot at dismantling the Affordable Care Act, rekindling the anxieties of health care executives who fear thousands of Arkansans could lose insurance coverage. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Trustees Report Warns Medicare Finances Worsening
Medicare will run out of money sooner than expected, and Social Security's financial problems can't be ignored either, the government said Tuesday in a sobering checkup on programs vital to the middle class. read more >
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