Get a job or lose Medicaid? Arkansas and Georgia show it's not that simple.
Arkansas and Georgia both imposed job requirements for Medicaid recipients. Advocates said the programs added red tape and administrative costs.
Public voices concerns about adding work requirement to Arkansas’ Medicaid program
Opponents of Arkansas' plan to add a work requirement to its Medicaid expansion program voiced fears last week that it would undermine the program's goal to provide health coverage to low income people.
Fayetteville Flyer8d
Free school breakfast, maternal health Medicaid, school cellphone ban all become Arkansas law
Gov. Sanders signed three bills into law: a school phone ban, free school breakfasts, and Medicaid changes for pregnant Arkansans. More to come.
arkadelphian8d
Arkansas law: Free school breakfast, maternal health Medicaid, school cellphone ban all become law
Sarah Huckabee Sanders (center) speaks at a press conference at the Arkansas Capitol before signing a law to provide free breakfast to Arkansas students regardless of their eligibility for the federal free or reduced-price meal program,
El Dorado News-Times12d
Public voices concerns about adding work requirement to Arkansas' Medicaid program
Opponents of Arkansas' plan to add a work requirement to its Medicaid expansion program voiced fears last week that it would undermine the program's goal to provide health coverage to low income people.
Map Shows States With Medicaid Work Requirements as Change Possible
In a renewed push under the Trump administration, states across the U.S. are revisiting the controversial topic of Medicaid work requirements. Georgia is the only state actively enforcing these requirements.
Third public hearing on work requirement for Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program draws no speakers
No one spoke for or against Arkansas' proposal to add a work requirement to its Medicaid expansion program on Wednesday during the third and final public hearing on the plan.
KARK Little Rock on MSN5d
Arkansans share concerns with Medicaid work requirements, cuts at meeting
Millions of Americans rely on Medicaid but here in Arkansas some say their access to health care is being threatened.
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As states mull Medicaid work requirements, two with experience scale back
As Republicans consider adding work requirements to Medicaid, Georgia and Arkansas want to scale back the key parts supporters have argued encourage employment and personal responsibility.
Magnolia Reporter7d
Arkansas Advocate: Free school breakfast, maternal health Medicaid, school cellphone ban all become Arkansas law
About halfway through Arkansas’ 2025 legislative session, some of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ policy priorities have become law while others have yet be debated by lawmakers.
Get a job or lose Medicaid? Arkansas and Georgia show it's not that simple.
Arkansas and Georgia both imposed job requirements for Medicaid recipients. Advocates said the programs added red tape and administrative costs.
Legal counsel for former Rogers doctor accused of Medicaid fraud requests new trial date
Brian Hyatt, the former director of Northwest Medical's Behavioral Health unit and a former member of the Arkansas State Medical Board, was arrested in 2023 and is charged with two counts of violating the Medicaid Fraud Act, to which he has pleaded not guilty.