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Arkansas lawmakers and officials from the Employee Benefits Division are revisiting the state’s health insurance plan for retired employees and public school employees. A contract negotiated between the Employee Benefits Division and United Healthcare was approved Wednesday by a legislative subcommittee that oversees the division. Jake Bleed, director of the Employee Benefits Division, said United
Benistar Administrative Services has filed a protest over the state’s Employees Benefits Division’s award of a state contract to provide group Medicare Advantage with prescription drug coverage to eligible retirees in the state’s health insurance plans for public school and state employees to United Healthcare Insurance Co. Benistar’s filing of the protest led the Arkansas
Arkansas’ state lawmakers on Wednesday completed action on eight bills that would make changes in state laws about the governing, financing and other matters regarding the state’s health insurance plans that cover more than 100,000 current and retired public school and state employees. The state Senate voted to send four of the bills to Gov.
EBD has updated the reimbursement process regarding purchasing at-home COVID-19 testing kits. Members must submit the following documentation: Health Advantage At-Home COVID-19 Testing Reimbursement Form Picture of the front of the test box. The picture must clearly show the brand name of the testing kit(s) Proof of payment (receipt from the purchase of the testing
At-home COVID-testing coverage Effective January 15, 2022, purchases of at-home COVID-19 test kits will be eligible for reimbursement. Per federal regulation, members are limited to eight at-home COVID-19 kits per month, per person. Beginning January 19, the federal government is making at-home tests available to the public at no-cost. You can order four (4) free COVID-19
by Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette January 15, 2022 Arkansas Gov. As a Hutchinson on Tuesday proposed a $194.6 million increase in the state’s general revenue budget to $6.04 billion in the fiscal year starting July 1, with most of the increase for public schools and human services programs. The Republican governor said his proposed
by Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette November 20, 2021 The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday approved a consultant’s recommendations aimed at stabilizing funding and cutting costs for the health insurance plans for current and retired public school and state employees. The Segal Group consulting firm recommended that the state link future funding increases for the two
by Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette September 17, 2021 A consultant Thursday recommended annual increases in funding for health insurance plans for public school and state employees and retirees, with the state shouldering more of the future increased costs than the employees contribute. The rise in state funding needs to outpace future increases in employee premiums
by Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette July 24, 2021 The state Board of Finance’s recommendations for no changes in premiums next year for employees and retirees in the state’s health insurance plan for public schools won the approval of the Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday. The council also approved the board’s recommendations to cut a wellness
by Michael R. Wickline at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette July 21, 2021 A legislative panel on Tuesday endorsed the state Board of Finance’s recommendations for no changes in premiums next year for employees and retirees in the state’s health insurance plan for public schools. The committee also backed the board’s recommendations to cut a wellness credit for current
