Trump administration grants 6-month reprieve for Arkansas Medicaid expansion

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 720

Last Updated: 4 days, 4 hours ago

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Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion will get a six-month grace period starting Jan. 1 while state officials consider a replacement for the program providing health coverage to more than 200,000 low-income residents, the state Department of Human Services announced Thursday.

The state asked the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a two-year reprieve in August after the federal agency verbally denied a five-year extension of the Arkansas …

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