Arkansas: A Baseline Report on the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
This report reveals significant collaboration between Arkansas's public and private sectors to expand health care coverage through the Health Care Independence Program (commonly known as the "private option") and the federally facilitated marketplace partnership. The political environment in Arkansas that led to decisions related to the ACA are detailed in the report, along with the fluid status of the state’s pioneering decisions in light of recent leadership transitions and uncertainty at the federal level.
