Looking to end the "silos" that make navigating the state's bureaucratic maze of welfare and workforce programs overly ...

Comments submitted to a federal agency in response to Arkansas' request to implement a work requirement for its Medicaid expansion program reiterated concerns that were expressed during an earlier ...

ARKANSAS, USA — Arkansas will receive over $208 million in funding for 2026 from the Trump administration's Rural Health ...

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...

With a law taking effect next month that requires the state Medicaid program and some private health plans to provide reimbursement for services provided by community health workers, supporters of the ...

Arkansas' Department of Human Services does not intend on withdrawing its already submitted "Pathway to Prosperity" waiver, which would implement a state Medicaid work requirement one year before the ...

Arkansas and Georgia both imposed job requirements for Medicaid recipients. Advocates said the programs added red tape and administrative costs.

Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health services in the United States, playing a critical role in ensuring access to care for millions of adults with mental illness and substance use ...

The Arkansas State Department of Human Services said 4,574 Medicaid beneficiaries lost their health insurance Sept. 1 after failing to comply with the program’s work requirements for three months, ...