Texas Firm Plans $46M Health Care Complex in Rogers
A real estate development firm says it plans to build a 115,000-SF, three-building health care campus in Rogers, part of an effort to expand health care services in fast-growing northwest Arkansas. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 19, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Biden Takes Aim at 'Junk' Insurance to Save Money for Consumers
President Joe Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs, building on previous initiatives. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 18, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Rock Dental Expands in Florida Through Affiliation With Orlando Orthodontist
The dental practice management company now runs 105 dental offices in Florida, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Alabama. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 17, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Ebony Mitchell Hired as Director of External Affairs at Arkansas Foodbank (Movers & Shakers)
Mitchell, previously Miss Arkansas, will oversee the organization’s marketing, communications and advocacy work. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 17, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Hospitals Report Margins Are Better, but Still Worry
A financial hit could be looming with nearly 220,000 Arkansans having lost their Medicaid coverage since April 1. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 17, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Quality Health Care Can Also Be Affordable (Letter to the Editor)
In December 2022, Conway Regional Health System and its associated physicians notified UnitedHealthcare of its intent to terminate its agreement effective July 1. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 17, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

UAMS Receives $1M FCC Grant For Affordable Broadband
The grant will enable UAMS to fund outreach for the Federal Communications Commission's Affordable Connectivity Program for broadband internet. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 13, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Medical Marijuana Sales in Arkansas Could Set New Record
From January through June, patients spent $141 million to buy a little more than 29,000 pounds of marijuana, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 13, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

First Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill Gets FDA Approval
The Food and Drug Administration cleared once-a-day Opill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 13, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Rick Naegler Named CEO of Northwest Health Market and Springdale Hospital
The former CEO of Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Missouri is taking on two executive roles vacated in the spring. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 12, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Rich Huddleston Joins Arkansas Community Foundation
After nearly 30 years with Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families, he was ready for something different. But he has no plans to step away from philanthropic work any time soon. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 11, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Alzheimer's Drug Leqembi Gets Full FDA Approval
Japanese drugmaker Eisai received conditional approval from the FDA in January based on early results suggesting Leqembi worked by clearing a sticky brain plaque linked to the disease. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 10, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Veteran Loses Effort to Bring Dog to Work
A court ruled in favor of Union Pacific Railroad’s decision blocking a service dog from going to work with its Army veteran owner to help him mitigate PTSD symptoms. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 10, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Veteran Loses Effort to Bring Service Dog to Work
A court ruled in favor of Union Pacific Railroad’s decision blocking a service dog from going to work with its Army veteran owner to help him mitigate PTSD symptoms. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 10, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Riverdale Industrial Tops $7.6 Million Mark (Real Deals)
The 69,609-SF industrial flex building in the Riverdale area of Little Rock was purchased by Dake OK LLC, led by Merritt Dake. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 10, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news