A bill to extend Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers failed in its Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.

The governor supported a bill to pay providers more for maternal health care services, but torpedoed an effort to extend ...

Human Services Department opposed the bill; Arkansas remains only state without some version of this coverage option ...

A bill that would have expanded postpartum Medicaid coverage in Arkansas from 60 days to 12 months failed to pass in a Senate committee, leaving many maternal h ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Removing the excise tax on soft drinks in Arkansas was debated at the state capitol Monday. Rep. David ...

Arkansas on Thursday afternoon sent the federal government its request to add a work requirement to the state's Medicaid ...

With no debate, the Arkansas House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that would extend the state’s postpartum ...

A bill that would clear the way for Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to apply for federal re-authorization of the state’s Medicaid expansion program was unanimously approved by the Arkansas ...

With Arkansas ranking among the worst in the nation for access to primary care, nurse practitioners are stepping in to ...

But Christin Harper, policy director for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, said even the new version would be a challenge for many enrollees. Many people on Medicaid are juggling multiple ...

CHI St. Vincent hospitals in Arkansas receive awards for improving patient care and health outcomes through the Inpatient Quality Incentive program.

An Senate committee voted down a bill that would have extended Medicaid coverage for women to 12 months after giving birth if ...