State lawmakers aim to tackle Arkansas’ maternal health crisis with new legislation
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday announced new legislation aimed at improving maternal health for the lowest-income ...
Gov. Sanders announces plan to invest over $45M annually to maternal health improvements
The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act aims to strengthen maternal care in Arkansas by expanding coverage and providing access in rural areas.
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Governor’s maternal health plan would make it easier to get Medicaid — but not to keep it
The bill includes presumptive Medicaid eligibility, higher payments to doctors and hospitals — and, surprisingly, a provision ...
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders announces ‘Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act’
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act to improve maternal health.
Arkansas unveils Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act to transform state's maternal care
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the "Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act," a multi-million dollar initiative ...
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Governor, legislators unveil maternal health package
Amdist a backdrop of moms with babies, Gov. Sarah Sanders Thursday (Feb. 6) unveiled at the state capitol her much ...
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces ‘Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act’ for maternal health
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced legislation being introduced on Thursday to improve maternal health outcomes ...
Arkansas Governor unveils $45 million maternal health act to improve care statewide
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivered an announcement from the State Capitol Building on Thursday, announcing ...
Panel OKs alcohol permit legislation Military committee measure advances Medicaid bill gets Senate’s backing Midwives measure approved by House
Military committee measure advances. The Arkansas House Rules Committee on Wednesday concurred with a Senate-approved amendment to a bill that would create the Joint Committee on ...
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UAMS study finds mothers living in rural areas or covered by Medicaid less likely to receive prenatal care
Arkansas mothers who live in rural areas and/or who have a Medicaid-covered birth are less likely to receive early prenatal ...
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UAMS study finds rural, Medicaid mothers face prenatal care delays in Arkansas
A new study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) shows that mothers in Arkansas who live in rural areas or have Medicaid coverage are less likely to get timely or enough ...
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Disaffected Arkansans decry Trump in first major protest of his second term
JoAnn Maxey, a retired attorney from Sherwood, showed up because she didn’t like the world the Trump administration was shaping for future generations. She said her 7-year-old grandson asked her if ...