DHS will be holding public hearings across the state in July to solicit input about the ARChoices program. Craig Cloud, Director of the Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance, and Mark White, Deputy Director of the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, will be speaking at these events. For more information, including […]
Consumer Affairs published an article earlier this year that compared electric wheelchairs. This article also provided a lot of generalized information about electric wheelchairs. Disability Rights Arkansas does not make recommendations about the purchase of goods or services, but is providing this information as a resource. Click the link below to go to the article: […]
NOTE: the updates provided in this article are all links to articles published by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, as this story continues to evolve: UPDATE 6/1/18: DHS freezes home-based care sign-ups; order results in backlog of unprocessed applications UPDATE 5/24/18: State agency found in contempt of court over rule changes UPDATE 5/22/18: Arkansas judge orders state to end care-hours […]
February 9, 2018 Division of Medical Services Office of Policy Development P.O. Box 1437 (Slot S295) Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1437 RE: Medical Services Policy Manual Sections A-210, B-500, D-372, and D-373 (Retroactive Medicaid Eligibility) To Whom It May Concern: Disability Rights Arkansas, Inc. (DRA) is the federally authorized and funded nonprofit organization serving as the […]
The Center for Arkansas Legal Services and Legal Aid of Arkansas are teaming together to present: Fighting the 4,000 Cuts: Changes to Medicaid Home Care Programs, August 25, 2017 from 1-3pm at the Main Library, 100 South Rock Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. The training is promised to be totally accessible, but if you cannot make […]
Tom Masseau, Executive Director of Disability Rights Arkansas, Inc. (DRA) made the following statement about the United States Senate’s vote to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act: Yesterday’s action to proceed with debate on replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is indicative of discrimination against people with disabilities. The Congressional Budget Office has reported […]
The National Health Law Program has drafted a document for each state about the impact of Medicaid Caps. Below is the document demonstrating the effects for Arkansas:
If you are impacted in any way by Medicaid, you will want to keep abreast of the legislation introduced during the 91st General Assembly that affects Medicaid. The link below will take you to a summary of these bills compiled by the group, “Medicaid Saves Lives”. Here you will see a good summary of the […]
With all of the potential changes to healthcare coming down the pike, if you rely on Medicaid for coverage, you will want to know how to advocate for Medicaid and against changes that would negatively impact your coverage. TASH, an international leader in disability advocacy, has created a tool kit on how to advocate for […]
