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State ends Medicaid coverage for more than 427,000

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — More than 427,000 Arkansas residents were dropped from Medicaid in the past six months, as the state became among the first nationally to complete a post-pandemic eligibility review of the government-funded health care program for lower-income residents. The state ended... Read More.
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Medicaid overhaul approved by feds

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that the federal government has approved the state’s proposal to overhaul its Medicaid expansion. “This will allow 300,000 low-income Arkansans to continue to receive health care under our qualified insurance plans that have been... Read More.
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State proposes overhaul of Medicaid expansion

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas submitted to the federal government on Tuesday a proposal to overhaul its Medicaid expansion after the program’s previous requirement that some recipients work was blocked by the courts. The state Department of Human Services turned in its proposed waiver... Read More.
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Legislators approve overhaul of Medicaid expansion

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s plan to overhaul the state’s Medicaid expansion by encouraging work by recipients rather than requiring it. The House voted 64-34 for the legislation, sending it to the Republican governor’s... Read More.

Arkansas Senate OKs plan to overhaul Medicaid expansion

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday approved a plan to overhaul the state’s Medicaid expansion by encouraging rather than requiring people on the program to work or go to school. The Senate voted 26-3 in favor of the effort to rework... Read More.
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Proposed overhaul of Arkansas Medicaid expansion unveiled

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Republican lawmakers on Monday proposed overhauling Arkansas' Medicaid expansion to encourage recipients to work after the state's work requirement was halted by the courts and President Joe Biden's administration. Proposed legislation would continue using Medicaid funds... Read More.

New Medicaid Expansion Rolls Out Today

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Gov. Asa Hutchinson's administration and some lawmakers will roll out their newest version of Medicaid expansion Monday.  ARHOME, Arkansas Health and Opportunity For Me, will be sponsored by State Sen. Missy Irvin, R-Moutain View and State Rep. Michelle Gray, R-Bethesda. In a Talk Business &... Read More.
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Medicaid work requirement gets support

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas should be able to set work requirements for some of its Medicaid recipients, including the use of Medicaid dollars to buy private insurance for low-income people, 18 states told the U.S. Supreme Court this week. Arkansas’ work requirement for... Read More.

Supreme Court to hear work requirement for medicaid

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will review a federal appeals court ruling that struck down work requirements for Medicaid services in Arkansas and New Hampshire. The court on Friday agreed to the requests and consolidated the two cases. “I am grateful the U.S.... Read More.
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