Arkansas DHS sought a two-year CMS grace period to keep the ARHOME hybrid Medicaid expansion running while the state designs a replacement model after a verbal denial of a longer waiver renewal. Officials say enrollees should retain some form of coverage even if the waiver ends, but work-requirement compliance checks are already underway.
SE Arkansas adults on expansion coverage should keep DHS contact info current, watch mail/portal notices, and ask county DHS offices before letting paperwork lapse. iSEARK will not invent enrollment cutoffs — verify on official DHS channels.
Source: Arkansas Advocate — Arkansas seeks 2-year reprieve for state’s hybrid Medicaid expansion · Advocate follow-up on coverage confidence.
