Health care in Arkansas faces many challenges, reporter Steve Brawner writes in a Talk Business & Politics story assessing the state of health care in Arkansas in early 2024. ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson is among the experts interviewed in the piece.

The 10^th anniversary of coverage under Arkansas’s Medicaid expansion program, the difficult financial times for hospitals, and Arkansas’s low health rankings are among the topics discussed. Brawner also references a Health Affairs article by Thompson and ACHI Health Policy Director Craig Wilson on last year’s Medicaid “unwinding.”

For more on the state of health care in Arkansas, see:

• Thompson’s recent guest column for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Medicaid expansion.
• Wilson’s recent guest column for Talk Business & Politics on the 10-year anniversary of major components of the Affordable Care Act.
• A video of Thompson and Wilson discussing 10 years of Medicaid expansion and the ACA.