Work requirements for Medicaid recipients, food assistance cuts and other measures in the budget passed by the U.S.

But someone who qualifies would need to prove they are exempt, which would require submitting the correct forms and documentation ... the bill after her application for Medicaid was approved ...

Celina Damian’s phone has been ringing off the hook with one bewildered, anxious question after another: “What kind of loan ...

WASHINGTON -- None of Arkansas' federal lawmakers serve on the U.S. House of Representatives committee with jurisdiction over Medicaid, but the Natural State has been a frequent topic in the ...

A rally against Medicaid closures at a DHS office in June 2023 organized by Arkansas Community Organizations. Credit: Brian Chilson U.S. House Republicans on Sunday finally released their plans to ...

Lawmakers returned to the capitol to review proposed rule changes aimed at implementing Gov. Sanders' Healthy Moms, Healthy ...

12, 2018, file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, center, talks at a news conference at the State Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., about the state’s work requirement for its expanded Medicaid ...

Arkansas lawmakers reviewed two rules Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in response to a new law aimed at improving the state’s ...

Arkansas became the first state to roll out a Medicaid work requirement in 2018. Research has found it resulted in 18,000 people becoming uninsured, with no noticeable increase in employment.

It would impose work requirements for low-income adults to receive Medicaid health insurance ... from the Congressional Budget Office. Only Arkansas has had a work requirement that kicks people ...

In 2018, Arkansas was one of 13 states that received approval during President Donald Trump's first term in office to add a work requirement to its Medicaid program and was the only state to ...