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Flu spread in Arkansas jumps to ‘high,’ health department reports …
WEBThe Arkansas Department of Health released its weekly disease report on Wednesday, which noted flu spread across the state has reached a high level.. Since the start of flu season on Oct. 1, the health department has reported six deaths.
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Former health executive sentenced in sprawling bribery scandal …
WEBA federal judge sentenced Tommy Ray Goss, who with his wife headed a behavioral health care charity at the center of a sprawling bribery scandal spanning Arkansas and Missouri, to six years in prison on Thursday.The sentencing hearing was in federal court in Kansas City, Missouri. U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes also ordered …
Study: Disparities in Arkansas child health persist, especially for
WEBDixon’s experience is not unique, regarding both the shortage of health care providers in rural Arkansas and the fact that Black children and families face systemic barriers to care both statewide and nationwide.
Arkansas lawmakers consider shifting funds from health care data …
WEBOne unique dataset the organization has compiled is an analysis of the rates of Cesarean section births throughout Arkansas, broken down by maternal age, volume per county and how frequently C-sections occur in a pregnant person’s first time giving birth.. ACHI’s annual budget is roughly $7 million, and the proposed $500,000 cut would …
Sanders rejects 12-month Medicaid extension for moms, says …
WEBUPDATED: To include comments from DHS spokesman Gavin Lesnick.* Gov. Sarah Sanders, mother of three, unabashedly rejected the idea of extending postpartum Medicaid coverage for women who recently gave birth.She said Arkansas already has the resources to care for new moms during the 12 months after birth, but …
8th Circuit clears lawsuit over loss of Medicaid in-home services
WEBOn. December 9, 2022 11:18 am. The 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today affirmed a lower court’s rejection of the state’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit challenging use of a computerized assessment tool to decide whether elderly and disabled people remained eligible for in-home services. The 8th Circuit said the suit was not barred by
Recreation, culture and connectivity are top of mind for downtown
WEBBrian Chilson TENATIVE IDEAS: Residents check out boards of ideas at the downtown master plan forum.. Josh Brooks and Daniel Church with Sasaki shared the company’s planning process so far. They’ve heard from citizens that there’s a wish to reconnect downtown neighborhoods with reimagined public transportation, create a …
Vaccine exemptions in Arkansas: A CLARIFICATION
WEBIn 2003, the Arkansas legislature decided to add to existing exemptions for religious and medical reasons another exemption to immunization: philosophical grounds. That means if you don't want to immunize your child before sending him off to school, you don't have to. You do have to be granted an exemption from the state Department of …
Ann Nicholson of KLRE/KUAR’s long-running “Arts Scene” dies
WEBFrom Michael Hibblen, news director at KUAR-FM, 89.1, and KLRE-FM, 90.5, comes news that Ann Nicholson has died. Born in what she said “romantically could be called the foothills of the Himalayas,” Nicholson moved to the United States in 1962 and hosted over a thousand episodes of “Arts Scene” across three decades before retiring in …
Best of Arkansas 2016
WEBThe Arkansas Times presents its annual “Best of” issue, giving our readers the floor to present their nominees for the best candidates in clothes-shopping, gun-buying, plant-picking, farmers marketing, hairdo-ing and so forth. You may, of course, vote your conscience, or you may follow the lead of those who say Lake Ouachita is the best place …
8th Circuit hears arguments in landmark Arkansas case over …
WEBA federal judge in Little Rock blocked the law from taking effect, then struck it down entirely in a ruling last summer. Attorney General Tim Griffin quickly appealed to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis.. The 8th Circuit has a reputation for leaning conservative, but it sided with the Arkansas plaintiffs at an earlier stage of the case: In …
Gov. Asa Hutchinson spars with Tea Party Ten; sharp words for Sen
WEBWith ten senators threatening to shut down the government unless the Medicaid expansion is killed, Gov. Asa Hutchinson is going on the attack. “Sen. Linda Collins-Smith has one of the districts that will be hit the greatest by the cuts that would be imposed by the alternative House budget,” Hutchinson said, referring to the budget …
Arkansas health care workers support national call to protect IVF
WEBArkansas doctors have joined a nationwide network of health care professionals working to protect in vitro fertilization access after last month’s Alabama Supreme Court ruling that paused IVF services in the state.
Transformation time for Arkansas government. Not a moment too …
WEBThe Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 authorizes the reduction of the number of cabinet-level agencies from 42 to 15 and accomplishes the largest reorganization of state government in almost 50 years. “Today was a historic day as I signed the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019,” Governor Hutchinson said.
Arkansas organizations fighting food insecurity can now win a …
WEBBrian Chilson GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE: Arkansas Minority Health Commission Director Kenya Eddings.. Bad news: Arkansas ranks worst for food insecurity in the country. Good news: The Arkansas Minority Health Commission, part of the state health department, announced on Tuesday it would distribute four $10,000 grants to …
Most Americans want health exceptions in abortion bans; political
WEBThe vast majority of Americans support allowing abortions at any stage of pregnancy to protect the life or health of the pregnant person. But five of the 14 states with bans, including Arkansas, have an exception only to prevent death.
Sen. Eddie Joe Williams faces challenge from private option foe …
WEBMike Wickline has a nice report in this morning’s paper on the race between Sen. Eddie Joe Williams and challenger R.D. Hopper, a Lonoke County Justice of the Peace, one of three state senate races where the private option looms large.. The private option has enormous policy stakes and the political heat is always high because of its …
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