Big Benefits from Moving Medicaid Recipients to Work
Arkansas is a pioneer when it comes to Medicaid work requirements. As with anyone who is among the first to do something, implementation...
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The Arkansas Project was launched in 2008 as a source for incisive commentary and reporting on Arkansas government, politics, media and more. In 2011, The Arkansas Project became an affiliate of the Advance Arkansas Institute. The Arkansas Project supplied daily commentary until 2019, but is now largely inactive.
David Kinkade was the chief writer and the editor of The Arkansas Project until 2011. After the site became affiliated with the Advance Arkansas Institute, Dan Greenberg was editor of The Arkansas Project until it became inactive in 2019. During that eight-year period, the writers for the site included Nic Horton, Marc Kilmer, and Caleb Taylor.
Marc Kilmer
- Oct 5, 2018
- 2 min
Work Requirement is Working
If you are an able-bodied Arkansan on Medicaid, should you work or be looking for work? In Arkansas, the answer is “yes,” at least for a...
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Marc Kilmer
- Sep 12, 2018
- 2 min
The Case for Work Requirements
The work requirement for some Arkansas Medicaid recipients is in the news. Not surprisingly, there is still controversy about it. There...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 21, 2018
- 2 min
Learning from Arizona’s Medicaid Expansion
Whether it was called the “Private Option” or “Arkansas Works,” TAP has always pointed out the problems that would come with expanding...
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Marc Kilmer
- Mar 6, 2018
- 2 min
Medicaid Work Requirement Gets Green Light
Governor Asa Hutchinson scored a big win yesterday when the Trump Administration approved state plans to impose a work requirement on its...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jan 23, 2018
- 3 min
Medicaid Expansion Proving Costly
Governor Asa Hutchinson announced his budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Surprise! Medicaid is going to cost a lot more next year than...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jan 18, 2018
- 2 min
Medicaid Work Requirement Likely Coming to Arkansas
Governor Hutchinson has made it clear that he wants a work requirement for able-bodied Medicaid recipients. It appears that President...
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Caleb Taylor
- Sep 27, 2017
- 2 min
Former Gov. Beebe Reappears To Save O’Care
Former Gov. Mike Beebe reappeared earlier this week in an attempt to save Medicaid expansion in Arkansas — which was implemented through...
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Marc Kilmer
- Sep 25, 2017
- 3 min
Medicaid's New $3 Million Liability
Last month, Arkansas Medicaid agreed to repay the federal government $3 million in compensation — due to mistakes in health care...
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Caleb Taylor
- Aug 30, 2017
- 2 min
Poll: Majority Support Medicaid Work Requirements
A majority of Americans support requiring Medicaid enrollees to have a job in order to be eligible for the program, according to a recent...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jun 30, 2017
- 2 min
Arkansas Officially Submits Waiver Request For AR Works Changes
Gov. Asa Hutchinson officially submitted a new waiver to the federal government today. The waiver asked for new reforms to the “Arkansas...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jun 29, 2017
- 3 min
Here’s Gov. Hutchinson’s “Big Problem” With The Senate Healthcare Bill
Arkansas has a “big problem” on the horizon if the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act becomes law, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson....
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Marc Kilmer
- May 26, 2017
- 1 min
Report: Premiums Up 128 Percent Since ‘13
Health insurance premiums in Arkansas have increased by 128 percent since 2013, according to a report released this week by the...
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Marc Kilmer
- May 24, 2017
- 2 min
DHS: Few Enrollees Working After Work Referral
A small number of enrollees in the Arkansas Works / Medicaid expansion program attempted to find employment after receiving a work...
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Marc Kilmer
- May 3, 2017
- 3 min
More On Recent Medicaid Expansion Reforms
Is it cruel to ask Medicaid expansion enrollees to pay monthly premiums in exchange for taxpayer-subsidized health insurance? Opponents...
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Marc Kilmer
- May 2, 2017
- 2 min
House and Senate Approve Medicaid Expansion Changes
Both the House and Senate approved changes to Gov. Hutchinson’s “Arkansas Works” Medicaid expansion on Tuesday. Those changes included in...
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Marc Kilmer
- Mar 19, 2015
- 2 min
Pharmacy Benefits and the Free Market
Who’s interested in the issues surrounding pharmacy reimbursements? I’m sure few of you raised your hands. You may not imagine it, but...
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Marc Kilmer
- Mar 16, 2015
- 3 min
A Magic Obamacare Waiver?
What would you think about a federal waiver that would get rid of many Obamacare state mandates in return for giving that state the...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Feb 3, 2015
- 3 min
The Newest Private-Option Strategy: Let’s Start A Lawsuit Panic!
Apparently, private-option sympathizers are now arguing that ending the private option could leave the state vulnerable to a court...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Jan 28, 2015
- 3 min
Can Jim Hendren Dismantle the Private Option?
Earlier today, state Sen. Jim Hendren passed a bill out of the state Senate’s Public Health Committee that attempts to enact Governor Asa...
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Caleb Taylor
- Jan 12, 2015
- 2 min
Arkansas 21st in Reliance on Federal Aid
Arkansas has a slightly below-average reliance on federal aid, according to a recent study by the Tax Foundation. From the Tax...
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Marc Kilmer
- Dec 12, 2014
- 3 min
If the Feds Like Their Exchange, They Can Keep It
In a classic Christmas film, a wise man once said that enrollment in the jelly of the month club was “ the gift that keeps on giving the...
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Caleb Taylor
- Dec 1, 2014
- 2 min
Another PO Broken Promise: Medicaid Expansion Not A Job Creator
One of the many dubious claims about the “private option” Medicaid expansion was that it would be a “job creator” for the health-care...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Aug 13, 2014
- 1 min
The Latest “Private Option” Broken Promise: Counterfeit Medical Savings Accounts
Less than a week after Nic Horton left the Arkansas Project, he’s back on our site! Well, sort of. Horton is now affiliated with...
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