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Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion is endangered. Again.

  • Andrew DeMillo

Months before Arkansas lawmakers convened for their 2013 legislative session, the thought that the state would expand Medicaid was almost laughable. Republicans had just won a majority in both chambers of the Legislature, with many candidates winning what had once been localized races by running against President Barack Obama and his signature healthcare law.  The […]

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Arkansas seeks 2-year reprieve for state’s hybrid Medicaid expansion

  • Tess Vrbin

Arkansas officials asked the federal government Wednesday 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 week, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services verbally rejected Arkansas’ request to […]