Arkansas Pacific Islander Community Leaders Advance New Law That Expanded Health Care Eligibility for More than 12,000 Arkansans

On February 23rd the Arkansas Legislative Council approved a rule change that affirms health coverage for Arkansas’ significant Marshallese population, reversing a policy that stripped Medicaid eligibility inadvertently nearly three decades ago.

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