Medicaid Expansion

The state needs time to create and implement a new program in place of ARHOME, DHS Secretary Janet Mann wrote to federal officials

Arkansas was first Southern state to expand Medicaid under Obamacare

The new requirements don’t go into effect until January, but Arkansas is already checking recipients for compliance

Arkansans aged 19 to 64 will be subject to the new requirements, unless they fall into an exempt category such as new or expectant mothers, disabled veterans, caregivers, or people with special medical needs.

Human Services Department opposed the bill; Arkansas remains only state without some version of this coverage option

If approved by the Trump Administration, this would mark the second time Arkansas Medicaid recipients would be subject to a work requirement.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday she wants to impose work requirements on some Medicaid recipients.

The governor’s maternal health strategic committee recommended Life360 HOME expansion earlier this year.

A former Jefferson County DHS employee points to flaws within the agency.

The report lists completed and ongoing efforts to find and address factors contributing to Arkansas’ high maternal mortality rate.