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New Arkansas law to make weight-loss surgery affordable gets mixed reviews
16 Jan 2026 23:52 GMT
… them off some of those medications, and having them be more … Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as non-essential health benefits,” Arkansas Blue … required by the state of Arkansas for Medicaid and ACA-eligible recipients …
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How to meet the new Medicaid work requirement: A state-by-state guide
16 Jan 2026 00:11 GMT
… begin.
Arkansas became the first state to implement Medicaid work … a platform for medication savings, explains Medicaid work requirements under … to care, including prescription medications. And in the … school.
During the brief Arkansas program that started in …
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This California Strategy Safeguarded Some Medicaid Social Services Funding From Trump
13 Jan 2026 10:10 GMT
… drug counseling, and job training, as a form of Medicaid … for Medicare & Medicaid Services, confirmed that California … of patients needing other Medicaid-covered health care services … other states — including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, New York, and …
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State finds Rogers doctor fit to proceed in Medicaid fraud case
12 Jan 2026 21:52 GMT
… Arkansas psychiatrist Brian Hyatt mentally fit to proceed in his ongoing Medicaid … , including stabilization and medication management.
In addition … behavioral unit contacted the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit … and billings submitted to Medicaid, Medicare, and …
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Medicaid restrictions may lead to a million missed cancer screenings over two years: study
08 Jan 2026 20:23 GMT
… analyzing how Medicaid enrollment changed when Arkansas implemented a … Arkansas, we sought to model out what would happen nationally for Medicaid … are estimated screenings that Medicaid beneficiaries otherwise would … therapies, some new drug that will save X …
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New Arkansas law requires weight-loss surgery to be covered by insurance
02 Jan 2026 09:10 GMT
… surgery, but not weight-loss drugs covered by insurance.
LITTLE … means weight-loss surgery in Arkansas will be much more … insurance, and every Arkansan has Medicaid.”
Jean Salem is a bariatric … not cover injectable weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic; it …
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The Best and Worst of Arkansas 2025
22 Dec 2025 13:10 GMT
… companies understandably leery about their drugs being used for executions, … push for Arkansas to extend post-pregnancy Medicaid coverage like every … ugliest pieces is a Medicaid work requirement that could … 18,000 people losing Medicaid coverage in just a …
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The Great Reset: Arkansas’ Leadership Shakeups and the Stories That Defined 2025
22 Dec 2025 07:55 GMT
… and prescription drug costs for weight-loss medications, cancer drugs and other … . (Rendering provided)
6. Arkansas’ Generation Gap
Arkansas utilities spent 2025 scrambling … reimbursements and no increases for Medicaid.
On Arkansas Business’ list of the …
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US moves to block gender-affirming care for children, threatens Medicare and Medicaid funding for hospitals
19 Dec 2025 01:28 GMT
… participate in Medicare and Medicaid, the federal government’s … move, the Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters … under consideration would ban Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming … struck down bans in Arkansas and Montana as unconstitutional, …
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Expiring federal subsidies, Medicaid cuts could reshape healthcare in Baxter County
04 Dec 2025 08:52 GMT
… the federal 340B drug pricing program, which provides discounted medications to safety … how rural hospitals access discounted medications. The American Hospital Association and … of the federal poverty level, Arkansas’s Medicaid expansion program (ARHOME) may …