As the Arkansas Medicaid verification mess continues, it’s important to remember the stakes: tens of thousands of Arkansans, many or most of them actually eligible for the program, are now facing gaps ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (January 15, 2016) -- The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) will begin mailing notices on Friday, Jan. 15 to about 42,000 families with children in the ARKids program who ...

ARKids was the Obamacare of its time: It was Medicaid expansion, offering coverage with low co-pays to working families who could not afford private insurance. In ARKids’ first year, an estimated ...

LITTLE ROCK — ARKids First, the Medicaid-funded health care system for low and moderate income children, was first championed by former Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee fifteen years ago. Since then, the ...

LITTLE ROCK — A much-anticipated expansion of the ARKids First Medicaid program hasn’t happened yet, frustrating those who want more children to be covered by health insurance. The state Department of ...

The flu usually takes center stage this time of year, but Arkansas is also seeing more reported cases of whooping cough than it has in roughly two decades.Whoo Annual Arkansas Craft Guild Christmas ...

LITTLE ROCK — Nearly half of Medicaid recipients in Arkansas are children enrolled in ARKids First. But the money spent on those children has remained relatively flat in recent years, especially when ...

LITTLE ROCK — ARKids First, the Medicaid-funded health care system for low and moderate income children, was first championed by former Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee 15 years ago. Since then, the ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A report released Wednesday said the percentage of uninsured Arkansas children is rising. To reverse the trend, an advocacy group said the state should determine eligibility for ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- Thousands of people are still waiting to find out if they will be able to enroll in Medicaid or change the information in their files. Data errors have kept some people ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The Arkansas House has approved expanding the ARKids First health-insurance program to cover about 8,000 more children in the state. The House voted 82-14 on Monday in favor ...