Arkansas lawmakers propose amendments as passage of fiscal 2025 budget nears • Arkansas Advocate
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- April 27, 2024
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Arkansas’ 2024 fiscal session, which was initially projected to end this week, is now expected to end May 2 or possibly the following week, House Speaker Matthew Shepherd said Thursday. During the final days of the session, the Legislature will pass the fiscal year 2025 budget, also known as the Revenue Stabilization Act. The Joint […]
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Arkansas lawmakers consider shifting funds from health care data hub to UAMS midwifery program • Arkansas Advocate
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- April 24, 2024
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An Arkansas legislative panel on Tuesday approved diverting funds from a state health care data hub to start a midwifery education program at the state’s largest medical school. Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, proposed removing the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement from a section of a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences appropriations bill and rewriting […]
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Arkansas maternal health care landscape needs more coordination and teamwork, physicians say
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- February 22, 2024
- aaron pilkington
- Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
- Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM)
- Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
- arkansas hospital association
- French Hill
- gynecology
- John Boozman
- maternal health care
- maternal mental health
- maternal mortality
- medicaid
- Obstetrics
- postpartum
- Pregnancy
- prenatal
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- UAMS
Providers of prenatal and postpartum medical care in Arkansas need to better reach the general public and collaborate more with each other, elected officials and medical professionals agreed Wednesday at a roundtable discussion about maternal health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. U.S. Sen. John Boozman’s office coordinated the discussion between him, U.S. […]
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Arkansas leaders work to close gap between medical school graduates and in-state residencies
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- December 25, 2023
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The number of students graduating from Arkansas medical schools has outpaced the number of residency slots in the state for the last three years, disrupting the state’s student-to-doctor pipeline. But Arkansas leaders in medical education are working to add more residency positions to the state’s hospitals in hopes of alleviating the physician shortage. This matters […]
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UAMS, Northwest Arkansas Council to bring COVID-19 vaccine clinic to Berryville Health & Safety Fair
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Northwest Arkansas Council will offer COVID-19 vaccines to the public at no cost at the Berryville Health & Safety Fair on Saturday, May 21, as part of a statewide initiative to increase vaccination rates in rural communities in Arkansas. According to […]
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