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As states mull Medicaid work requirements, Georgia and Arkansas scale theirs back
Proposals to scale back Medicaid work requirements in Georgia and Arkansas — the only two states to have implemented such ...
Alabama House expedites Medicaid for pregnant women, joining other states with high mortality rates
Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest ...
State House, Senate pass identical bills on Medicaid coverage of prenatal, postnatal care
The Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved identical bills that would overhaul coverage ...
Arkansas Times21h
A watershed moment for Arkansas moms and babies
"The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act" is not perfect, but make no mistake: better is better. And in this case, better will ...
Insurancenewsnet.com4h
Health insurance for millions could vanish as states put Medicaid expansion on chopping block
Republican lawmakers in several states have Medicaid expansion in their crosshairs, energized by President Donald Trump's return to the White House and a GOP- controlled Congress set on reducing ...
Medicaid overhaul proves to be politically perilous proposition
Key pay-for proposed for reconciliation bill is riddled with political risks and could spur backlash from hospitals, health ...
Arkansas Times7d
Sanders’ maternal health plan would make it easier to get Medicaid — but not to keep it
The bill includes presumptive Medicaid eligibility, higher payments to doctors and hospitals — and, surprisingly, a provision ...
PBS7d
Arkansas Week: Legislative Session/Medicaid Work Requirement
Department of Human Services Secretary Kristi Putnam and state Medicaid Director Janet Mann join us. Four weeks into the legislative session, Arkansas Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester (R ...
UAMS study reveals mothers covered by Medicaid or living in rural areas are less likely to receive prenatal care
A new study from UAMS revealed that mothers in Arkansas who live in rural areas and/or have Medicaid-covered births are less ...
Medicaid’s Surprising Superpower: It’s Popular
Perhaps the most important shift for Medicaid — and the source of its growing popularity — is that the program isn’t really seen as a handout anymore. A large majority of Americans, including 45 ...
Wisconsin lawmakers renew effort to extend Medicaid coverage for new moms at risk of postpartum complications
Wisconsin is one of only two states that does not offer a full year of Medicaid coverage to certain low-income mothers after ...
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Overwhelming support for Medicaid postpartum expansion in Senate Health Committee
SB 23 — seeks to extend Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers from 60 days to a full year after childbirth.