Feds Approve Arkansas' Medicaid Waiver Request, Clearing Way for 'Private Option'

Arkansas became the first state on Friday to win federal approval to use Medicaid funding to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents under the federal health care law, clearing the way for a model that several other states are eyeing.

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