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Using Novel Line-Item Veto, Ark. Governor Extends Medicaid Expansion

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The unusual strategy helped the governor get around a small group of Republican senators who threatened to cancel the expansion, which has brought coverage to more than 267,000 state residents.

Competition Suffers Most If UnitedHealth Exits Obamacare In 2017: Analysis

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A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis released Monday, a day ahead of UnitedHealth’s expected announcement, finds 1.1 million consumers would have no choice in health insurance plans if the giant insurer drops out of Obamacare marketplaces as threatened.

Governor Seeks New Concessions From CMS To Maintain Arkansas’ Medicaid Expansion

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will meet with federal officials to negotiate the future of the state’s Medicaid expansion program, which leading Republicans say could be killed if it’s not changed.