Arkansas Faces Medicaid Crisis as Trump Administration Invokes Budget Rule Threatening 200,000 Residents

The Trump administration has placed 200,000 low-income Arkansas residents at risk of losing critical healthcare coverage after refusing to renew the state’s longstanding Medicaid waiver. This decision marks a significant shift in federal policy that could reshape how states manage their Medicaid programs nationwide. Federal officials informed Arkansas that its 13-year-old waiver does not comply…