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The Arkansas Project was launched in 2008 as a source for incisive commentary and reporting on Arkansas government, politics, media and more. In 2011, The Arkansas Project became an affiliate of the Advance Arkansas Institute. The Arkansas Project supplied daily commentary until 2019, but is now largely inactive.
David Kinkade was the chief writer and the editor of The Arkansas Project until 2011. After the site became affiliated with the Advance Arkansas Institute, Dan Greenberg was editor of The Arkansas Project until it became inactive in 2019. During that eight-year period, the writers for the site included Nic Horton, Marc Kilmer, and Caleb Taylor.
Retroactive Coverage Change Would Save Taxpayers Millions
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is planning on implementing a new change to Arkansas Works next month that would save...
Caleb Taylor
Aug 14, 20173 min read
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No, Arkansas Isn’t “The Model” For America On Healthcare
Should America emulate Arkansas’s expansion of Medicaid through Obamacare? That’s what State Rep. Michael John Gray, the chairman of the...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 1, 20174 min read
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Arkansas Health Insurers Ask State For Another Round Of Rate Hikes
Arkansas health insurance companies selling Obamacare plans are asking for rate increases as high as 22 percent in 2018. According to the...
Marc Kilmer
Jul 26, 20172 min read
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Boozman, Cotton Vote To Begin Debate On Reforming Health Care
The U.S. Senate narrowly voted this afternoon to proceed on reforming America’s health care system. Senators voted 50-50 on a procedural...
Marc Kilmer
Jul 25, 20172 min read
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No, Arkansans Don’t Suddenly Love Obamacare
Does Arkansas suddenly love Obamacare? If you believe a Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College poll released yesterday, Arkansans don’t...
Marc Kilmer
Jul 24, 20172 min read
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Cotton, Boozman Support Another Try At Obamacare Repeal
A scheduled vote to partially repeal and replace Obamacare was cancelled this week due to a lack of support in the U.S. Senate....
Marc Kilmer
Jul 18, 20172 min read
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Senate Healthcare Bill Would Cut Taxes For 190,000 Arkansans
Legislation replacing Obamacare in the U.S. Senate would cut taxes for nearly 200,000 Arkansans, according to an analysis done by...
Marc Kilmer
Jul 14, 20171 min read
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Uninsured Rate Rising, Insurers Declining As O’Care Continues Imploding
The uninsured rate in America went up in 2017 — and the number of insurers participating in Obamacare is going to go down in 2018....
Marc Kilmer
Jul 10, 20172 min read
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Arkansas Officially Submits Waiver Request For AR Works Changes
Gov. Asa Hutchinson officially submitted a new waiver to the federal government today. The waiver asked for new reforms to the “Arkansas...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 30, 20172 min read
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Here’s Gov. Hutchinson’s “Big Problem” With The Senate Healthcare Bill
Arkansas has a “big problem” on the horizon if the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act becomes law, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson....
Marc Kilmer
Jun 29, 20173 min read
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Senate Obamacare Repeal-And-Replace Bill Coming This Summer?
Legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare could pass the Senate by the end of summer, according to Sen. John Cornyn. A spokesman for...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 5, 20173 min read
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Report: Premiums Up 128 Percent Since ‘13
Health insurance premiums in Arkansas have increased by 128 percent since 2013, according to a report released this week by the...
Marc Kilmer
May 26, 20171 min read
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DHS: Few Enrollees Working After Work Referral
A small number of enrollees in the Arkansas Works / Medicaid expansion program attempted to find employment after receiving a work...
Marc Kilmer
May 24, 20172 min read
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Westerman: Health Care Loss Estimates From O’Care Repeal ‘Overinflated’
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) in its current form is headed for insolvency — and the estimate of 24 million Americans losing their health...
Marc Kilmer
May 19, 20173 min read
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More On Recent Medicaid Expansion Reforms
Is it cruel to ask Medicaid expansion enrollees to pay monthly premiums in exchange for taxpayer-subsidized health insurance? Opponents...
Marc Kilmer
May 3, 20173 min read
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House and Senate Approve Medicaid Expansion Changes
Both the House and Senate approved changes to Gov. Hutchinson’s “Arkansas Works” Medicaid expansion on Tuesday. Those changes included in...
Marc Kilmer
May 2, 20172 min read
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Medicaid Expansion Changes Pass House Committee
Members of the House Public Health, Welfare and Safety committee passed changes to Gov. Hutchinson’s “Arkansas Works” Medicaid expansion...
Marc Kilmer
May 1, 20172 min read
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Cotton: More Rate Hikes Coming Without O’Care Repeal
Americans will continue to see bigger health insurance premiums and a smaller set of consumer options in 2018 unless Obamacare is...
Marc Kilmer
Apr 20, 20172 min read
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Cotton, Hill Short on O’Care Repeal Specifics at Town Hall
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. French Hill enjoyed a polite and intellectual discussion with their constituents this afternoon at the...
Marc Kilmer
Apr 17, 20173 min read
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Study: Medicaid Expansion Fails To Improve Health of Arkansas
Former President Bill Clinton praised Arkansas’s Medicaid expansion program earlier this week, but has the program actually improved the...
Marc Kilmer
Apr 12, 20171 min read
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Womack: Block Grants In O’Care Replacement ‘Unsettled’
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack said last night that Congress is still “unsettled” about including Medicaid block grants in future Obamacare...
Marc Kilmer
Apr 11, 20172 min read
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Forbes: Why Isn’t Arkansas Checking PO Enrollees’ Eligibility?
When you begin a huge new entitlement like Arkansas’s “private option” Medicaid expansion program, it’s always a good idea to check if...
Caleb Taylor
Apr 16, 20152 min read
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Voters Don’t Want State-Run O’Care Exchanges
A new poll out by the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) shows that setting up state-run Obamacare exchanges is deeply...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 27, 20152 min read
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The “Private Option” Is Ending! DHS Says So!
It’s not been a great legislative session for conservatives opposed to the “private option” Medicaid expansion program, but a bill by...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 25, 20152 min read
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