Arkansas is seeking a two-year reprieve from the federal government after the initial request for Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion renewal was verbally denied. This denial could affect more than 200,000 Arkansans. Ozarks at Large’s Aiden Dixon has more.
Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program, called ARHOME, operates a little differently than standard Medicaid. ARHOME directs Medicaid dollars into privately insuring the beneficiaries of the program. We were actually the first state in the nation to use this private option.
Camille Richoux, the health policy director at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, says Arkansas developed this novel approach as an alternative to traditional Medicaid…