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Arkansans in 14 counties recovering from severe storms earlier this year may be eligible for food assistance under the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (D-SNAP), the U.S. Department ...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation's 79 million Medicaid ...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Robin Rudowitz vice-president of the health policy organization KFF about the Trump administration idea that Medicaid enrollees could replace migrant farmworkers.
The newly signed “Big Beautiful Bill” could cut Medicaid enrollment by 114,000 in Arkansas and leave rural hospitals struggling to stay open.
The Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” makes huge changes to Medicaid, including rolling out work requirements nationwide for the first time.
Dr. Brian Hyatt, a former Arkansas State Medical Board member accused of Medicaid fraud, has once again been arrested, according to booking records.
Only two states have implemented Medicaid work requirements: Arkansas in 2018 and Georgia in 2023. Georgia’s program, called Pathways to Coverage, remains in effect.
The Republican bill would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from safety net programs to pay for tax cuts. It still must pass the House.
Authorities arrested three people last week who face separate charges related to Medicaid fraud, a news release from Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin states.
This includes the Medicaid expansion program, Elizabeth Pitman, director of the Division of Medical Services for Arkansas Medicaid, told the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee in March.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced the arrests of three people on Monday for Medicaid fraud-related charges, including a woman from Fayetteville.
On Monday, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin's office announced that three arrests involving Medicaid fraud had been made.