5+ hour, 55+ min ago   (622+ words) Arkansas officials asked the federal government Wednesday, August 5, 2026 to allow the state’s hybrid Medicaid expansion to continue through the end of 2028 after the Trump administration denied its request to renew the program providing health coverage to more than 200,000 people. Last…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (850+ words) The Arkansas Department of Human Services building on Main Street in downtown Little Rock. John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate The Trump administration’s decision not to renew Arkansas’ hybrid Medicaid expansion is alarming medical providers and experts who say the loss of…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (425+ words) Centene Corp., the parent company of multiple Arkansas health insurance plans, will stop participating in the state’s Medicaid expansion program next year, the Department of Human Services confirmed Monday, July 6, 2026. Arkansas receives billions of federal dollars each year to fund…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (577+ words) The Arkansas Department of Human Services building on Main Street in downtown Little Rock. Arkansas last week began checking to see if the hundreds of thousands of people enrolled in its Medicaid expansion program comply with stringent work requirements mandated…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (192+ words) Robert Peltzer is the new CEO of Springhill Medical Center. Springhill Medical Center has appointed Robert Peltzer as its new chief executive officer. Peltzer is a senior healthcare executive with over 26 years of progressive leadership experience, covering inpatient, outpatient, and…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1777+ words) Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time you turn 26. That is the age at which the Affordable Care Act declares that…...