The potential impact of Medicaid cuts in Arkansas has sparked concern among healthcare professionals and state officials.

President Donald Trump signed the “Big Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4, a measure that introduces changes to Medicaid eligibility and coverage across the United States.

Under current rules, if you are a single adult making about $20,000 a year or less in Arkansas, you can qualify for Medicaid. The proposed rules would add another test – you have to work.

Over 27 percent of Arkansans need Medicaid," said Neil Sealy, an organizer for Arkansas Community Organizations. Well over 800,000 Arkansans are enrolled in Medicaid, according to the Arkansas ...

Draining Medicaid of a reliable source of funding like the soda tax is a misplaced priority. Ray's bill is now recommended for study between this session and the next, after he withdrew it and ...

In a statement, she said the state is spending $2.2 billion on Medicaid for more than 200,000 healthy adults and estimated 40% are not working.. The state’s plan this time is to offer those ...

Between 2008 and 2019, more than 87% of eligible children in Arkansas were enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), peaking at 95.7% in 2016 and 2018.