25 million people lost Medicaid after the COVID-19 pandemic — and state policies shaped who stayed covered

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people covered by Medicaid rose month after month – an unusual pattern for the ...
CNN

More than 150,000 uncounted Covid-19 deaths occurred early in the pandemic, a study finds

The Covid-19 pandemic’s early death toll was much higher than the official US count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in the uncounted deaths. About 840,000 Covid-19 ...

Arkansas poet Shelby Edwards turns postpartum struggle into hope

Shelby Edwards didn’t set out to become a voice for postpartum depression during a pandemic, but after what she went through ...
The Hill

Early COVID-19 pandemic death toll much higher than official count: Study

A study published Wednesday shows that the early U.S. death toll during the COVID-19 pandemic was higher than previously recorded. The journal Science Advances found that more than 155,000 ...
Arkansas Money & Politics

Leadership Transition at Washington Regional as Larry Shackelford Retires

After more than three decades in Northwest Arkansas health care, J. Larry Shackelford, president and CEO of Washington ...