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Innovative Program Called True Partnership Between Arkansas, Federal
Government, Businesses and Families
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 22 /-USNewswire/ -- Gov. Mike
Huckabee has announced a new innovative plan to give small business owners
and their employees in Arkansas better access to health care coverage. The
program is designed to provide a "safety-net" of benefits to workers who
currently have no coverage, including those services that people need and
use the most.
"This is just what the doctor ordered for the health and well-being of
the states small businesses," Gov. Huckabee said. "We have worked hard to
find a solution to growing health care coverage concerns for employers and
their employees who cannot afford basic benefits. ARKids First has been a
huge success in covering children. ARHealthNet will now reach many of the
uninsured adults."
The new program, called ARHealthNet, will offer affordable medical
benefits to working adults who are employed by small businesses that have
not been able to offer health care coverage. The program is the result of
several years of planning and collaborative effort between DHHS, the
Arkansas Health Insurance Roundtable, the Arkansas Center for Health
Improvement, and the federal government, with guidance from the Arkansas
Insurance Department. While available to all employees of qualified small
businesses, the program will be supported by state Tobacco Settlement funds
and federal funds for workers with annual household incomes of 200 percent
of the Federal Poverty Guideline or less.
"Using federal and state dollars, ARHealthNet helps employers cover the
cost of insurance for their lower income employees. In return, employers
agree to cover their entire workforce. Its a great partnership that really
stretches our tobacco settlement dollars to meet a pressing need," DHHS
Director John Selig said.
Employers began enrolling in the program on Dec. 20, 2006, with
employee benefits beginning in January of 2007.
"ARHealthNet is one of the first true partnerships between state and
federal government, businesses and families," said Joe Thompson, MD, PHD,
and Arkansas Surgeon General. "Its an innovative strategy for helping
solve the problem of uninsurance among low-income workers."
NovaSys Health is administering the program for the Arkansas Department
of Health and Human Services. Employers can contact NovaSys Health via
phone (800) 540-7566, or by going to their web site at
http://www.novasyshealth.com if they are interested in obtaining
information regarding the program.
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