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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.

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Work Requirement is Working

Work Requirement is Working

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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Oct 5, 20182 min read

Learning from Arizona’s Medicaid Expansion

Learning from Arizona’s Medicaid Expansion

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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Aug 21, 20182 min read

Medicaid Work Requirement Gets Green Light

Medicaid Work Requirement Gets Green Light

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...

advancearkansas

Mar 6, 20182 min read

Medicaid Expansion Proving Costly

Medicaid Expansion Proving Costly

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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Jan 23, 20183 min read

Medicaid's New $3 Million Liability

Medicaid's New $3 Million Liability

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...

advancearkansas

Sep 25, 20173 min read

Poll: Majority Support Medicaid Work Requirements

Poll: Majority Support Medicaid Work Requirements

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...

advancearkansas

Aug 30, 20172 min read

Retroactive Coverage Change Would Save Taxpayers Millions

Retroactive Coverage Change Would Save Taxpayers Millions

Retroactive Coverage Change Would Save Taxpayers Millions

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is planning on implementing a new change to Arkansas Works next month that would save...

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Aug 14, 20173 min read

No, Arkansas Isn’t “The Model” For America On Healthcare

No, Arkansas Isn’t “The Model” For America On Healthcare

No, Arkansas Isn’t “The Model” For America On Healthcare

Should America emulate Arkansas’s expansion of Medicaid through Obamacare? That’s what State Rep. Michael John Gray, the chairman of the...

advancearkansas

Aug 1, 20174 min read

Arkansas Health Insurers Ask State For Another Round Of Rate Hikes

Arkansas Health Insurers Ask State For Another Round Of Rate Hikes

Arkansas Health Insurers Ask State For Another Round Of Rate Hikes

Arkansas health insurance companies selling Obamacare plans are asking for rate increases as high as 22 percent in 2018. According to the...

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Jul 26, 20172 min read

Arkansas Officially Submits Waiver Request For AR Works Changes

Arkansas Officially Submits Waiver Request For AR Works Changes

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...

advancearkansas

Jun 30, 20172 min read

Here’s Gov. Hutchinson’s “Big Problem” With The Senate Healthcare Bill

Here’s Gov. Hutchinson’s “Big Problem” With The Senate Healthcare Bill

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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Jun 29, 20173 min read

Senate Obamacare Repeal-And-Replace Bill Coming This Summer?

Senate Obamacare Repeal-And-Replace Bill Coming This Summer?

Senate Obamacare Repeal-And-Replace Bill Coming This Summer?

Legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare could pass the Senate by the end of summer, according to Sen. John Cornyn. A spokesman for...

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Jun 5, 20173 min read

DHS: Few Enrollees Working After Work Referral

DHS: Few Enrollees Working After Work Referral

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...

advancearkansas

May 24, 20172 min read

More On Recent Medicaid Expansion Reforms

More On Recent Medicaid Expansion Reforms

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...

advancearkansas

May 3, 20173 min read

House and Senate Approve Medicaid Expansion Changes

House and Senate Approve Medicaid Expansion Changes

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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May 2, 20172 min read

Medicaid Expansion Changes Pass House Committee

Medicaid Expansion Changes Pass House Committee

Medicaid Expansion Changes Pass House Committee

Members of the House Public Health, Welfare and Safety committee passed changes to Gov. Hutchinson’s “Arkansas Works” Medicaid expansion...

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May 1, 20172 min read

Cotton: More Rate Hikes Coming Without O’Care Repeal

Cotton: More Rate Hikes Coming Without O’Care Repeal

Cotton: More Rate Hikes Coming Without O’Care Repeal

Americans will continue to see bigger health insurance premiums and a smaller set of consumer options in 2018 unless Obamacare is...

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Apr 20, 20172 min read

Study: Medicaid Expansion Fails To Improve Health of Arkansas

Study: Medicaid Expansion Fails To Improve Health of Arkansas

Study: Medicaid Expansion Fails To Improve Health of Arkansas

Former President Bill Clinton praised Arkansas’s Medicaid expansion program earlier this week, but has the program actually improved the...

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Apr 12, 20171 min read

Report: Arkansas 36% Over 2014 PO Enrollment Projections

Report: Arkansas 36% Over 2014 PO Enrollment Projections

Report: Arkansas 36% Over 2014 PO Enrollment Projections

One of the consistent problems with big, new government entitlements is that politicians and bureaucrats usually understate or...

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Apr 21, 20152 min read

Forbes: Why Isn’t Arkansas Checking PO Enrollees’ Eligibility?

Forbes: Why Isn’t Arkansas Checking PO Enrollees’ Eligibility?

Forbes: Why Isn’t Arkansas Checking PO Enrollees’ Eligibility?

When you begin a huge new entitlement like Arkansas’s “private option” Medicaid expansion program, it’s always a good idea to check if...

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Apr 16, 20152 min read

The Newest Private-Option Strategy: Let’s Start A Lawsuit Panic!

The Newest Private-Option Strategy: Let’s Start A Lawsuit Panic!

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...

advancearkansas

Feb 3, 20153 min read

Pence’s Plan: Déjà Vu For Arkansas Conservatives

Pence’s Plan: Déjà Vu For Arkansas Conservatives

Pence’s Plan: Déjà Vu For Arkansas Conservatives

It seems like it was just yesterday that “private option” advocates were calling the program a “model” for reform, and that other states...

advancearkansas

Jan 30, 20152 min read

Another PO Broken Promise: Medicaid Expansion Not A Job Creator

Another PO Broken Promise: Medicaid Expansion Not A Job Creator

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...

advancearkansas

Dec 1, 20142 min read

McLean Desperately Attempting To Save O’Care In AR

McLean Desperately Attempting To Save O’Care In AR

McLean Desperately Attempting To Save O’Care In AR

As loyal readers of this humble blog know, state Rep. James McLean, inaugural member of the Davy Carter wing of the Democratic Party, has...

advancearkansas

Oct 23, 20143 min read

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