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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...