Affordable Care Act


March 14, 2017

Former Medicaid Advisor Discusses Impact of Health Care Reform

Ashley McNatt

Dennis Smith

Watch the video Dennis Smith, former director of the federal Medicaid and Medicare program under President George W. Bush, spoke March 10 about the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to a room full of UAMS faculty and staff. Smith talked about the impact of health care reform on the nation, discussing what is…


July 8, 2014

UAMS Receives $900,000 in Federal Funds for Training More Primary Care Physicians

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK –The training program for new physicians at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $900,000 in federal funds, allowing it to continue to increase the number of resident physicians at its regional center in Fort Smith.


December 12, 2012

Future Brings Financial Challenges in Health Care

Ben Boulden

Dec. 12, 2012 | The state’s only academic health sciences center could lose more than $35 million in funding reductions that would affect its patient care services, research and educating tomorrow’s medical professionals, its chancellor said recently.