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On Sept. 1, the Pocahontas hospital was the first in the state to receive the newly created Rural Emergency Hospital designation.

Some hospitals are closing their obstetric units due to financial struggles, creating “maternity deserts” in Arkansas and beyond.

Tough negotiations over reimbursement rates prompt another hospital to consider dropping UnitedHealthcare.

A financial hit could be looming with nearly 220,000 Arkansans having lost their Medicaid coverage since April 1.

Breaking new ground, goal-busting giving and more of the news worth noting in local nonprofits.

May-Brust spent a decade in the oil pipeline transportation industry, then was with Walmart Inc. for nearly 18 years.

Boozman along with Republican colleagues and Democrats has introduced a bill to address the lack of residency programs for medical students. Residency programs are required for medical students to go into practice.

On April 1, the Arkansas Department of Human Services began reassessing the eligibility of beneficiaries who throughout the pandemic were guaranteed a place in the federal-state health care insurance program for low-income residents.

The Republican governor is Trump’s former White House press secretary, as well as the daughter of former governor Mike Huckabee.

Inflation takes the top spot in this years review of business stories.