The potential impact of Medicaid cuts in Arkansas has sparked concern among healthcare professionals and state officials.

President Donald Trump signed the “Big Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4, a measure that introduces changes to Medicaid eligibility and coverage across the United States.

In 2013, something remarkable happened in Arkansas. We became the first Southern state to expand our state’s Medicaid program. A decade can feel like a lifetime ago in the world of politics.

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Arkansas is the only holdout state that has not pursued the Biden administration's offer to extend Medicaid coverage to new moms for a year after they give birth.

House Bill 1061 would amend the current law on CGM coverage to ensure that the Arkansas Medicaid Program would provide coverage for a CMG if a mother is diagnosed with gestational diabetes.

Between 2008 and 2019, more than 87% of eligible children in Arkansas were enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), peaking at 95.7% in 2016 and 2018.