On Wednesday, both chambers of the Arkansas legislature approved identical versions of a bill to regulate pharmacy benefit managers, the powerful health care companies at the center of a dispute over cuts in reimbursements paid to pharmacists. Governor Hutchinson…
March 14, 2018
by Benjamin Hardy
On Tuesday morning, a legislative committee overwhelmingly approved a bill that would allow the Arkansas Insurance Department to regulate pharmacy benefit managers and require PBMs to obtain licenses to do business in the state. House Bill 1010 now heads…
March 13, 2018
by Benjamin Hardy
On Thursday, U.S. Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1) sent letters to federal regulators stating his “grave concern” over the proposed acquisition of Aetna, Inc., one of the nation’s largest insurance companies, by CVS Health, a Rhode Island-based health care conglomerate that has been at the center of a political showdown in Arkansas.
March 8, 2018
by Benjamin Hardy
On Wednesday, the state House of Representatives voted 79-15 to approve the budget for Arkansas Works, the Medicaid-funded program that provides health insurance to 285,000 Arkansans.
March 8, 2018
by Benjamin Hardy
On Tuesday, the state Senate narrowly approved another year of funding for Arkansas Works, the program providing health care coverage to some 285,000 low-income adults through the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.
March 7, 2018
by Benjamin Hardy
Governor says Arkansas will be first to roll out Medicaid work requirement.
March 6, 2018
by Benjamin Hardy