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How healthy is living in Arkansas?

Arkansas's quality of health slid to a low in 2007, having the dubious honor of being named the 48th healthiest state to live in by an annual survey conducted by the UnitedHealth Foundation. Only Louisiana and Mississippi are considered worse. In 2006 Arkansas was ranked 46th by the same group.

Amount of binge drinking was about the only bright spot out of the 20 factors the Foundation used in determining its rankings; it was Arkansas' only appearance in the top ten, coming in at 9th. It's next best rank was 26th out of the 50 states in percentage of ninth graders who eventually graduate (76.8 percent).

Arkansas was in the bottom 10 in 15 out of 20 factors considered in the study. Especially bad was the number of children living in poverty, which increased from 18.6 percent in 2006 to 26.6 percent in 2007 (only one state has worse numbers). The state also ranked 49th in dollars spent per capita on public health.

See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Arkansas.


Does Arkansas have a risk pool for the uninsurable?

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Arkansas Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan
Toll-free 1-800-285-6477

Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state-to-state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the poolto keep it in the black. In the best cases they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Find more on risk pools here.


Cover The Uninsured's guide on finding health insurance in Arkansas

Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.


Georgetown University's Guide to Health Insurance in Arkansas

Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations contribute to funding its research. Find more on the Health Policy Institute.


News headlines on Arkansas health insurance

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Contact your elected officials about health care issues

Contact your federal officials. Phone calls are best. Faxes are good, too. Since 9-11 postal mail creates long delays, and many members of Congress simply do not take e-mail seriously -- however, since e-mail is so easy it doesn't hurt to do that, too. Members of the Senate and Congress will usually ignore any correspondence that is not from their district, so its not desirable to blanket e-mail them (this type of abuse is why many do not view it favorably). The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a guide on how to contact your elected officials, including a valuable list of dos and dont's.

  • Contact the White House
    Phone: toll free 1-800-671-7887 (ask for the Comment Line)
    FAX: 1 202-456-2461 (fax)
    E-mail:comments@whitehouse.gov

  • Find contact information on your U.S. Representative
    Locate by using your ZIP Code
    Or if you know who your representative is, simply call the Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 1-800-962-3524

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USNews health insurance rankings for Arkansas

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US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state. Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in Arkansas.


Official State Goverment Sites with Arkansas Health Insurance Information

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Arkansas Insurance Department Life and Health Division -- regulates life and health insurance in Arkansas.

Arkansas Insurance Department Consumer Services Division -- regulates life and health insurance in Arkansas.

Arkansas Senior Health Insurance Information Program -- regulates life and health insurance in Arkansas.

ARKIDS 1ST -- provides two coverage options for more than 70,000 Arkansas children: ARKids A offers low-income families a comprehensive package of benefits; ARKids B provides coverage for families with higher incomes.

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