Arkansas DHS: Only 40 Percent of Private Option Enrollees “Clearly Eligible”
DHS succeeded in checking the eligibility of about 5,600 enrollees so far; unfortunately, the results from the first few days of eligibility testing of Medicaid haven’t been promising. The post...
View ArticleHow To Win Corporate Welfare And Influence Government
However, the politically well-connected have different options when it comes to entrepreneurship. Namely, they can just ask the government to support their business ideas! The post How To Win Corporate...
View ArticleScalia: “We Should Start Calling This Law SCOTUScare.”
One hour ago, the Supreme Court of the United States held, in a 6-3 ruling, that Obamacare subsidies flowing through federal exchanges are legal. The post Scalia: “We Should Start Calling This Law...
View ArticleWill Arkansas Establish A State O’Care Exchange?
It seems clear to me after attending today’s Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace committee meeting that pro-Obamacare legislators and bureaucrats are eager for Arkansas to proceed with establishing a...
View ArticleGov’s Office: Arkansas “Moving Towards” State Exchange, But Nothing Final Yet
Arkansas is in the process of establishing a state exchange, but a final decision won’t be made until after the Health Care Reform Legislative Task Force makes its recommendations, a spokesman for Gov....
View ArticleLegislature Considers Repealing State Exchange
Other Arkansas state legislators would be wise to take Bentley’s advice: I hope they make sure they’re “fully aware of what’s entailed and the costs” that are involved with setting up a state Obamacare...
View ArticleThe Future of Religious Liberty In Arkansas
One week ago, the Supreme Court of the United States found in Obergefell v. Hodges that all Americans have a right to same-sex marriage. This decision creates some open questions about what that means...
View ArticleDHS: Less Than Half Of 100K PO Enrollees Clearly Eligible So Far
Over half of 100,000 “private option” Medicaid expansion enrollees will need additional scrutiny to see if they’re actually eligible for the program, according to a senior Department of Human Services...
View ArticleOnly 1% of Private-Option Enrollees Are Paying Into Health Insurance Accounts
Only 2,000 to 3,000 of 250,000 “private option” Obamacare Medicaid Expansion enrollees -- that is, around 1% of them -- are making Health Insurance Account (HIA) payments, according to a new report by...
View ArticleThe 2016 Cycle In Arkansas Has Officially Begun
The 2016 election cycle officially commenced today in Arkansas, with candidates filing paperwork to run for state and national offices at the state Capitol. The post The 2016 Cycle In Arkansas Has...
View ArticleAAI Releases 2016 Legislative Candidate Survey
With early voting in the 2016 primary election a little over six weeks away, the Advance Arkansas Institute (AAI) released its 2016 candidate survey today. The post AAI Releases 2016 Legislative...
View ArticleCounty Clerk: DPA Exec Director Not Registered To Vote In Arkansas
Is the Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA) truly ready for Hillary? According to the Pulaski County Clerk’s Office, the head of the DPA — executive director Ted Dick — sure isn’t. Dick moved to...
View ArticleDPA Declines To Comment On DPA Executive Director Not Being Registered To Vote
A Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA) spokesman declined to comment Monday on our story last week about Ted Dick, DPA executive director, who is presumably still not registered to vote in Arkansas. The...
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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 judgment. Of all the arguments that I hear in favor of the private...
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Today At The Capitol
Friends of freedom should enjoy watching committee hearings this morning at the state Capitol. Two economic freedom bills will be presented at the House Public Health Committee this morning at 10:...
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Free Cuba (Travel)!
The aging revolutionaries of Cuba may see an influx of red-blooded Arkansans if Senator John Boozman gets his way. He recently cosponsored legislation that would lift the decades-old travel...
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Pryor, Beebe: It’s Cash-Out Time!
It’s amazing how a person’s views on lobbying can change over the years. From the Washington Examiner: Here’s an oldie from October 2005: “Senator Mark Pryor, along with Senator Byron Dorgan, will...
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Legislators Strike Out On Pushing Back Against Federal Over-Regulation
Arkansas legislators whiffed on an opportunity to roll back burdensome federal regulations Monday. Legislators failed to pass state Rep. Grant Hodges’ HR 1031, a bill that would have urged Congress to...
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Revised RFRA Now Law In Arkansas
A slightly-revised Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed the House and was signed into law by Gov. Asa Hutchinson today. State Rep. Bob Ballinger said in his speech in favor of the bill that the new...
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School Choice Bill Sits on Governor’s Desk
The Arkansas House and Senate recently passed the first school voucher program in the state’s history. The bill is currently on the Governor’s desk waiting to be signed. From the Friedman Foundation...
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