4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (135+ words) New year means higher health-insurance rates; thanks, GOP'The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette John Brummett's career in news began when he was in high school, as a part-time reporter for the Arkansas Democrat. He moved to the Arkansas Gazette in 1977. He wrote a…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (9+ words) Work requirements tightened for benefits recipients'The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (33+ words) With just hours left to choose a plan for coverage that takes effect Jan. 1, Arkansans shopping for coverage through healthcare.gov are facing a double whammy of higher premiums and lower subsidies ......

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (312+ words) The USDA on Friday said federal crop insurance access will be expanded via a final rule from the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. to amend its regulations in compliance with the "One Big Beautiful Bill" passed in July. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (31+ words) Arkansas is no longer anticipating its proposed "Pathway to Prosperity" initiative to be launched on Jan. 1, instead seeking to implement its Medicaid work requirement requirement later in the year, a ......

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (682+ words) Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the state's largest health insurer, will join with Oregon-based nonprofit health insurance company Cambia Health Solutions in a strategic affiliation agreement, the insurer said Thursday, ending months long discussion between the two health care…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (115+ words) "It's happening here just like it is everywhere else," Steve Harrison, director of Central Emergency Medical Services, said of the increase in fees charged to patients, insurance companies, and ... Tom Sissom has worked at newspapers in Pine Bluff, Little Rock…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (68+ words) As finger-pointing by members of Congress over the government shutdown continues, so have the worries over the future of premium tax credits for health insurance purchased through the Affordable Care ... Alex Thomas has served as the Washington Correspondent for the…...

3+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (984+ words) WASHINGTON -- Pfizer has agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday as he promised similar deals with other drugmakers under the threat of tariffs. Trump…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (33+ words) The percentage of Arkansas children who lack health insurance rose from 6.7% in 2023 to 7.7% last year, according to recently released federal data, tied for the 13th-highest increase in the nation....