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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott suggests lowering health insurance costs by nixing state mandates
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (415+ words) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Gov. Greg Abbott raised the curtain on the third part of his plan to lower insurance costs for Texans. This section focuses on health insurance costs for small businesses and their employees. In conversations with small business…...
63,792 Arkansas Medicaid enrollees flagged as 'not compliant' with upcoming work requirement
1+ week, 1+ day ago (81+ words) Texarkana Gazette 63,792 Arkansas Medicaid enrollees flagged as 'not compliant' with upcoming work requirement ‘Soft launch’ reminders sent about new Jan. 1 work rule Notices went out to almost 64,000 enrollees in Arkansas' Medicaid expansion program earlier this month informing them they were…...
ARHOME outlook OK despite Centene's exit, state officials say
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (59+ words) Texarkana Gazette ARHOME outlook OK despite Centene's exit, state officials say Medicaid recipients to shift plans after Centene pullout Arkansas officials on Tuesday expressed confidence in the future of the state's Medicaid expansion program despite the news that one of…...
Work requirement projected to shrink Arkansas' Medicaid expansion enrollment by 20%
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (66+ words) Texarkana Gazette Work requirement projected to shrink Arkansas' Medicaid expansion enrollment by 20% Officials expect 20% fall as work requirement is enforced Enrollment in Arkansas' Medicaid expansion program is expected to drop by 20% after a federally mandated work requirement is enforced on…...
Most state, public school employees and retirees in Arkansas will pay more for health insurance plans, benefits director warns
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (93+ words) Texarkana Gazette Most state, public school employees and retirees in Arkansas will pay more for health insurance plans, benefits director warns Health contribution changes OK’d by legislative panel Most state and public school employees and retirees in state government's health…...
Administrator: Tax protects critical health care in Hempstead County
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (40+ words) Texarkana Gazette Administrator: Tax protects critical health care in Hempstead County HOPE, Ark. -- A voter-approved tax could be a shot in the arm for the only hospital in Hempstead County....
Number of uninsured young children has risen across the US, report finds, but Texas has the most
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (401+ words) A new report found that the number of uninsured young children increased significantly between 2022 and 2024, leaving more children under the age of 6 with less certain access to health care. And Texas, the report found, is the state with the highest…...
Arkansas enrollment in Affordable Care Act marketplace plans drops 4%
6+ mon, 9+ hour ago (29+ words) About 160,000 Arkansans opted for 2026 health coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, according to figures released Wednesday, a 4% decline from the number enrolled last year....
Sick of fighting insurers, hospitals offer their own Medicare Advantage plans | Texarkana Gazette
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (1142+ words) Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he's had a commercial Medicare Advantage plan from the insurer Humana. But two years ago, he heard about Peak Health, a new Advantage plan started by…...
How Medicaid's new work requirement will work
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (34+ words) Medicaid, the public health insurance program for the poor and disabled, will undergo its biggest transformation in more than a decade when a new work requirement is added to the program in 2027. The......