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As COVID hospitalizations top 1K, doctors and nurses say …

WEBAs the number of active COVID-19 cases in Arkansas hits new records on a near daily basis, hospitals are feeling the strain. "We are overwhelmed," said a doctor …

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Inside ARHOME, the state’s new vision for Medicaid …

WEBThe proposal, developed along with lawmakers by the state’s Department of Human Services, would replace the state’s current program, known as Arkansas Works, …

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State sanctions Empower, says Medicaid managed care …

WEBThe Arkansas Department of Human Services has suspended new enrollment for Empower Healthcare Solutions, a managed care organization serving …

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Arkansas Nonprofit News Network

WEBState regulators give OK to Medicaid managed care company once dogged by investigations. Two months ago, things were looking dire for Empower Healthcare …

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New Arkansas laws remove barriers for immigrants, …

WEBA new state law will soon open the door to almost any career path for some groups of immigrants, marking the latest in a remarkable series of legislative victories for …

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State regulators give OK to Medicaid managed care …

WEBTwo months ago, things were looking dire for Empower Healthcare Solutions, a managed care organization that serves roughly 20,000 Arkansas Medicaid …

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Home aide shortage threatens care for developmentally …

WEBIn December, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced a plan to bring relief to thousands of families stuck on a waiting list for Medicaid-funded services for people with …

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State investigates managed care company Empower for …

WEBThis story was updated with additional details at 9:25 a.m., Friday, Dec. 3. Empower Healthcare Solutions, a managed care organization that serves roughly …

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State requests use of VA hospital beds to cope with …

WEBWith the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations reaching a record high this week, Governor Hutchinson has requested that the Central Arkansas Veterans …

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Mental health cuts stir controversy

WEBBRACING FOR CUTS: Mental health advocate and former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy addresses a crowd at the state Capitol on Sept. 27. A group of behavioral …

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Medicaid managed care company sues outgoing corporate co …

WEBThis story was updated with additional details at 10:45 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 6. Empower Healthcare Solutions, a managed care organization that serves almost 20,000 …

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Biden administration says premiums for Arkansas Medicaid …

WEBIn June 2018, when Arkansas became the first state in the nation to implement work requirements for certain Medicaid beneficiaries, Governor Hutchinson …

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Scrubbed from the system

WEBWhy Medicaid enrollment has dropped by almost 60,000 people in 18 months.

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Emergency airlift to hospital goes awry due to …

WEBOn Sunday, April 4, around 4:30 p.m., Little Rock 911 received an emergency call placed from the campus of Baptist Health Medical Center. The caller, …

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Arkansas’s ICU beds run low as COVID-19 cases surge

WEBAs COVID-19 spreads uncontrollably throughout Arkansas, the number of available intensive care unit beds is dwindling. On Friday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m., Arkansas …

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‘Kids feel like they’re being erased’: Inside the clinic targeted by

WEBA new state law puts Arkansas doctors who work with transgender youth in a difficult bind: They must either stop providing what they consider to be life-saving …

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Cranford's tainted contributions

WEBCranford’s tainted contributions. GREASING THE WHEELS OF GOVERNMENT: Rusty Cranford, speaking in Harrison in 2014, was a powerful lobbyist …

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Robin Raveendran and Person 9 in the Cranford/Preferred Family

WEBThe federal criminal information released as part of former lobbyist Rusty Cranford's June 7 guilty plea on bribery charges describes a Person 9 who worked for …

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