Feds approve Arkansas’ plan to overhaul Medicaid expansion
Dec 21, 2021 · 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 very successful in Arkansas in expanding ...
Sanders wants a new Medicaid work requirement — and this …
1 day ago · And it sounds as if the governor is considering a broader rule than the short-lived work requirement instituted in 2018 by her predecessor, then-Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
Arkansas lawmakers approve overhaul of Medicaid expansion
Mar 30, 2021 · 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 desk.
The Latest: Hutchinson uses veto to save Medicaid program
Apr 21, 2016 · Arkansas lawmakers have approved a plan to preserve the state’s hybrid Medicaid expansion, backing an unusual tactic requiring a veto from Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson to save the program covering more than 250,000 poor people.
Transcript of Governor Asa Hutchinson’s ARHOME Address to the …
“Let me emphasize that this is not just another Medicaid waiver that seeks to add coverage or deliver health care in a slightly different way,” Governor Hutchinson said in his speech. “It goes directly to the linkage between poverty and poor health outcomes and, in many instances, premature death.”
How does Arkansas’ new Medicaid proposal address the link between poverty and poor health? Remarks from Gov. Asa Hutchinson Introduction:
Arkansas governor announces rural health coverage with Medicaid …
Nov 7, 2022 · ARHOME offers health care coverage for eligible Arkansans, using Medicaid dollars to buy health care coverage (Qualified Health Plans [QHPs]) for clients. The amendment expands coverage with a...
Arkansas governor: Feds back plan to preserve Medicaid expansion
Feb 22, 2016 · Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that federal officials have approved most of his requested changes to the state's Medicaid expansion program and urged the legislature to continue it.
Proposed overhaul of Arkansas Medicaid expansion unveiled
Mar 2, 2021 · LITTLE ROCK -- 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...
Thousands lose Medicaid in Arkansas: Is this America’s future?
Jun 14, 2023 · Sanders has touted Arkansas’ plan to complete the redetermination process in six months, which was passed by the legislature in 2021 and signed into law by former Republican Gov. Asa...