Arkansas Policy Leaders Debunk Medicaid Myths
Over the weekend, two op-eds from Arkansas policy leaders appeared in one of Utah’s largest newspapers. The topic: Obamacare’s Medicaid...
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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.
Nic Horton
Jun 21, 20143 min read
Here’s Why ‘Private’ Option HIAs Will Be Nothing Like Actual Health Savings Accounts
On Thursday, we looked at the “Health Independence Accounts” that are being written up by state bureaucrats in order to make...
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Nic Horton
Jun 19, 20146 min read
Brace Yourselves, Taxpayers: The Obamacare ‘Private’ Option Will Be Even Worse Next Year
On Tuesday, Arkansas Obamacare supporters rolled out a set of changes to the state’s newest entitlement program, misnamed the “private”...
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Nic Horton
Jun 4, 20142 min read
Taxpayers Pay Twice For Some Obamacare Enrollees
Congrats, taxpayers: you get to hold the bag! News broke late last week that nearly 5,000 Arkansans would be kicked off of the Obamacare...
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Nic Horton
May 30, 20145 min read
Have Conservative Reformers Blazed The Trail For The “Private” Option? No.
A couple of weeks ago, Senator David Sanders appeared on the highly-acclaimed Paul Harrell Program to discuss the Obamacare “private”...
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Nic Horton
May 14, 20145 min read
State Bureaucrats Travel To Promote Obamacare Expansion On Taxpayer-Funded Time
Allison, Selig, and Senator Dismang. Last week, the Billings Gazette — a Montana newspaper — reported that some Arkansas officials had...
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Nic Horton
May 5, 20142 min read
Stuff Happening Around Arkansas
1. Arkansas’s Medicaid experiment continues to make national headlines, for all the wrong reasons. The Arkansas-Obamacare “private”...
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Nic Horton
Apr 30, 20145 min read
Arkansas: The Twilight Zone Of Health Care Policy
Last week, Family Council released their survey of primary candidates for state and federal offices. Family Council has set the bar for...
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Nic Horton
Apr 17, 20144 min read
No Competition, Cost Overruns — Where Do We Go From Here On The ‘Private’ Option?
You’ll probably find this hard to believe, but things aren’t going to so well with the Obamacare “private” option: just last week, my...
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Nic Horton
Mar 6, 20142 min read
Johnny Key’s Amendment: An Eloquent Admission Of The “Private” Option’s Future Costs
You probably heard that on Tuesday the House, on its fifth attempt, approved funding for the Obamacare “private” option for the next...
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Nic Horton
Mar 4, 20142 min read
FGA: State Taxpayers ‘On The Hook’ For Millions In 'Private' Option Cost Overruns
Our guest article yesterday from Rep. Joe Farrer revealed the unanticipated costs to Arkansas taxpayers of the Obamacare-Medicaid...
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The Arkansas Project
Mar 3, 20143 min read
Rep. Farrer: "Private" Option Costs Already Exceeding Federal Caps
The following is a guest article from State Representative Joe Farrer (R-Cabot): When we passed the Private Option Medicaid expansion...
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Nic Horton
Mar 3, 20141 min read
Survey Says: 66% Of Arkansas Republicans Oppose “Private” Option
Our good friends over at Conduit For Action have released a new poll on the Obamacare “private” option. The poll was conducted last week,...
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Nic Horton
Feb 27, 20142 min read
What Happens If The Session Ends Without A Medicaid Budget?
You’ve probably heard about the allegedly terrifying consequences of the legislature ending the fiscal session without a Medicaid budget...
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Nic Horton
Feb 20, 20141 min read
Live-Stream From The Senate
At 11:00, the state senate will convene. They are expected to take up the Hendren-Ballinger plan. Watch the proceedings live here: Live...
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Nic Horton and Daniel Greenberg
Feb 20, 20142 min read
A Look At The Hendren-Ballinger Amendment
Rep. Ballinger and Senator Hendren explain their proposal. (Photo credit: Danny Johnston, AP) The “private” option funding failed to pass...
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Nic Horton
Feb 19, 20142 min read
Separation Anxiety: Can “Private” Option Funding Be Split From The Medicaid Budget?
Yesterday on KARN, while discussing “private” option strategy, I argued that PO opponents should separate the vote for PO funding from...
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Nic Horton
Feb 18, 20141 min read
New Report Focuses On Budget Impact Of Obamacare In AR
In conjunction with the Advance Arkansas Institute, Joe Luppino-Esposito of State Budget Solutions has published a new report on the...
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Nic Horton
Feb 18, 20141 min read
New Report From CFA Highlights Problems With Bell Amendments
Our friends over at Conduit For Action has released a new report that will be of interest to anyone following the debate over...
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Nic Horton
Feb 13, 20142 min read
Davy Carter’s Empty Threat Of A “Government Shutdown”
House Speaker Davy Carter, as he is prone to do, emulated Governor Beebe yesterday while speaking with the media. According to one...
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Nic Horton
Feb 12, 20142 min read
Legislators, Your Grades Are Posted
It’s that moment you’ve all been waiting for — the full unveiling of AAI’s 2013 Freedom Scorecard! The report is the most thorough of...
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Nic Horton
Feb 11, 20141 min read
The Chamber of Commerce Should Read This Great Column By Robert Samuelson!
Yesterday, the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce sent a mass email to all legislators touting this (characteristically excellent) opinion...
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Nic Horton
Feb 11, 20141 min read
Report: Obamacare in Arkansas Will Hurt, Not Help Hospitals
The Advance Arkansas Institute has released a new report about the impact of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion on Arkansas hospitals. In...
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Nic Horton
Feb 7, 20144 min read
Should Arkansas Continue A Ridiculously Expensive Program To ‘Save’ Businesses From A Mandate That D
Clint Eastwood talking to the employer mandate. In his radio address last week, Governor Mike Beebe said, Last year, the Legislature...
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