November 17, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette An Arkansas Legislative Council subcommittee has recommended that the state’s health insurance plans for public school and state employees implement a diabetes management program that includes mental health and other comorbidity monitoring and treatment integrated within the diabetic treatment module. The diabetes management program also

October 8, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette A legislative panel has signed off on an amendment to the state’s Employee Benefits Division contract with United Healthcare that provides group Medicare Advantage with prescription drug coverage through state government’s public school and state employee health insurance plans to Medicare-eligible retirees. These Medicare-eligible retirees

September 27, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The state Board of Finance on Friday approved revised rates for state government and public school retirees in the group Medicare Advantage with prescription drug plan for calendar year 2025. United Healthcare offers the group Medicare Advantage with prescription drug coverage through the state government

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media ContactBrooke HollowoaDirector of Marketing and [email protected] Little Rock, Arkansas— The Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services Employee Benefits Division (EBD) is pleased to announce the open enrollment period for active state and public school employees, which will run from October 1 through October 31, 2024. During this time, employees will have

May 22, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Most current employees in the state’s health insurance plan for state employees will pay less than they currently do, and most retirees will pay slightly more, under proposed changes for calendar year 2025 that won the endorsement of the state Board of Finance on Wednesday.

March 13, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette A consultant on Wednesday recommended the state’s public school and state employee health insurance plans implement a diabetes management program that includes mental health and other comorbidity monitoring and treatment integrated with the diabetic treatment module. The diabetes management program also would include claims integration to

January 2, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The share of Medicare-eligible retirees in Arkansas’ public school and state employee health insurance plans, who opted for group Medicare Advantage with prescription drug coverage through United Healthcare for calendar year 2024, has remained consistent with the share for calendar year 2023, according to the director