Arkansas is no longer anticipating its proposed "Pathway to Prosperity" initiative to be launched on Jan. 1, instead seeking ...

A federal agency has approved Arkansas' request to use Medicaid funds to pay for short-term stays for adults at psychiatric hospitals, something state officials say will expand low-income Arkansans' ...

Arkansas' Department of Human Services does not intend on withdrawing its already submitted "Pathway to Prosperity" waiver, which would implement a state Medicaid work requirement one year before the ...

With a law taking effect next month that requires the state Medicaid program and some private health plans to provide reimbursement for services provided by community health workers, supporters of the ...

Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she’s working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn’t ...

Requiring individuals on Medicaid to report their work hours has been attempted in other states previously, with mixed ...

Starting in 2027, federal law will require all states to do something that Arkansas tried seven years ago — requiring adult Medicaid recipients to work. Why it matters: The main result in Arkansas in ...

CMS Administrator Seema Verma told reporters Nov. 27 the agency will not stop approving Medicaid work requirements despite more than 12,000 Arkansans losing health coverage due to the new rules, ...

ARKANSAS, USA — Upcoming cuts to Medicaid could shut down more than 50% of rural Arkansas hospitals, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. Monika ...

The Arkansas State Department of Human Services said 4,574 Medicaid beneficiaries lost their health insurance Sept. 1 after failing to comply with the program’s work requirements for three months, ...