UAMS Gets $17.5M Grant to Tackle Maternal Health Crisis
The study aims to reduce prenatal inequities by examining the outcomes of two intervention models. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 28, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Arkansas Gets $17.5M Grant to Tackle Maternal Health Crisis
The study aims to reduce prenatal inequities by examining the outcomes of two intervention models. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 28, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

UAMS Awarded $17.6M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students
The four-year grant targets medical students who are from rural or underserved communities and who are interested in practicing in those areas. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 27, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Kevin Barber Joins Baptist Health Women’s Clinic-North Little Rock (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Barber received his medical education from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where he also completed residency training. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 27, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

What to Watch in 2024 (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
Lithium, steel and, yes, politics will make 2024 a big year for business in Arkansas. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 27, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Appointments
(Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 21, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Rate of Uninsured Americans Fell to 7.9% in 2022
(Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Jessica Rivera Named VP of Hospital Operations at Baptist Health NLR (Movers & Shakers)
She recently served as the CEO of Meridian Health in Houston, Texas. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Medicaid Fallout: Insurers, MCOs in State Adjust to Loss of Enrollees
As of October, the Arkansas Department of Human Services had removed more than 427,000 Arkansans from Medicaid since April 1. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Cannabis Connections: Medical Marijuana Businesses That Use Management Firms
At least 13 medical marijuana businesses in Arkansas have contracts with cannabis management companies, according to state records. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

The Worker Shortfall (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
Arkansas is facing a “most severe” worker shortage but has an opportunity to reverse course. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Arkansas' Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.1%
Arkansas' unemployment rate rose two-tenths of a percentage point from September to settle at 3.1% in October, according to a report Friday from the state Division of Workforce Services. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 17, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

NIH Awards UAMS $1.5M to Tackle Brittle Bone Disease
A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is using a $1.54 million grant to help find better treatments for osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 16, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

SPONSORED: The Child Care Conundrum: Economic Realities for ALICE Families
Lack of access to child care is a growing threat to workforce recruitment and retention. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 15, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Dannelley, Warren Get Lifetime Achievement Awards at CFO of the Year
Kristi Dannelley, founder and principal at GreenPoint CFO of Benton and Charles W. Warren, CFO of the Fort Smith School District, were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the CFO of the Year luncheon Nov. 2 in Little Rock. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news