Newspaper of record in Arkansas, printed in Little Rock with a northwest edition published in Lowell. It is distributed for sale in all 75 of Arkansas' counties.
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News StorySuit filed over Medicaid terminations
Andy DavisArkansas Democrat-Gazette
May 24, 2019
Agency wrong to cut off benefits during appeals, legal aid group contends.
Op-Ed
Consistent health coverage is needed
Kevin de LibanArkansas Democrat-Gazette
February 17, 2019
A real path out of poverty is not paved in red tape. Consistent health coverage helps people on Arkansas Works be healthy enough to work and make a better life.
News Story
Arkansas Works deadline looms; health coverage at risk for many
Andy DavisArkansas Democrat-Gazette
September 30, 2018
Arkansas Works enrollees face work compliance cutoff.
News Story
Arkansas judge orders state to end care-hours setup, sets hearing on whether to hold DHS in contempt
Andy DavisArkansas Democrat-Gazette
May 22, 2018
In a ruling on May 14, Griffen agreed with Jonesboro-based Legal Aid of Arkansas that the department failed to give adequate public notice before it began using the algorithm, which resulted in reductions in hours for many participants.
News Story
Judge orders Arkansas home-care aid formula’s end
Andy DavisArkansas Democrat-Gazette
May 15, 2018
State agency failed to notify Medicaid users, Griffen says.
Op-Ed
Justice for all
Justice Robin WynneArkansas Democrat-Gazette
September 16, 2017
Legal aid deserves support.
News Story
Plaintiffs’ welfare at risk, says filing in ARPath lawsuit
John LynchArkansas Democrat-Gazette
February 2, 2017
In a request filed Tuesday, the plaintiffs asked the judge to decide by Monday whether he will force the state, at least temporarily, to revert to the way it used to determine how much in-home service each recipient was allotted.
News Story
Legal nonprofit files 2nd suit over ArPath
Andy DavisArkansas Democrat-Gazette
January 27, 2017
The Arkansas Department of Human Services failed to follow a state law when it began using a new method to determine Medicaid recipients' eligibility for home-based services for the elderly and disabled, a lawsuit filed Thursday contends.
News Story
Judge: Medicaid cuts inadequately explained
Andy DavisArkansas Democrat-Gazette
October 29, 2016
Arkansas can't reduce a Helena-West Helena woman's Medicaid benefits until it issues an adequate notice explaining why it plans to do so, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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