healthinsurance.org news digest » Arkansas http://www.healthinsurance.org/news News selected by the editors of healthinsurance.org Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:44:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Plans for state-run health exchange in Ark. ended http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57335846/plans-for-state-run-health-exchange-in-ark-ended/ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57335846/plans-for-state-run-health-exchange-in-ark-ended/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:40:28 +0000 admin http://www.healthinsurance.org/news/?p=6731 CBS News – Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford says he’ll stop working toward state control of an Arkansas state health insurance exchange. Exchange plans had been opposed by Republicans in the Arkansas legislature.

]]> http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57335846/plans-for-state-run-health-exchange-in-ark-ended/feed 0 State preparing to implement health care reform law http://arkansasnews.com/2010/03/28/state-preparing-to-implement-health-care-reform-law/ http://arkansasnews.com/2010/03/28/state-preparing-to-implement-health-care-reform-law/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:06:15 +0000 admin http://www.healthinsurance.org/news/?p=3968 Arkansas News – The $940 billion health care reform bill signed into law last week by President Obama expands coverage to more than 32 million uninsured Americans. Some of its previsions take effect immediately, such as closing gaps in Medicare Part D coverage, banning lifetime limits on coverage and prohibiting insurers from dropping coverage because of illness or denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions.

]]> http://arkansasnews.com/2010/03/28/state-preparing-to-implement-health-care-reform-law/feed 0 House votes to expand ARKids First http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/20090310/NEWS01/903100309/1002 http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/20090310/NEWS01/903100309/1002#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:56:05 +0000 Editor http://www.healthinsurance.org/news/?p=312 Baxter Bulletin – The Arkansas House voted Monday to add about 8,000 children to a low-income health insurance program, while the Senate voted to provide defibrillators to schools around the state, measures that will be funded by a recent hike in tobacco taxes.

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