Arkansas Patient- Centered Medical Home Model Wins the Evidence-Based Innovation Award

An Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Medical Services (DMS) program that transforms primary care delivery, with the goal of improving patients’ experience and health while reducing overall cost of treatment, has been honored with a national award. DHS Program Director David Ballard and Arkansas Medicaid Medical Director Dr. William Golden recently accepted […]

Heart Health for your Valentine

By William Golden, MD MACP During American Heart Month in February, we are reminded that we should care for our hearts with good daily habits for life-long health and vitality. You can begin by creating daily routines for yourself or your family that promote heart health: Eat less salt Maintain a healthy weight and fat […]

Happily Ever Harvey: A Sibling Adoption Story

Happily ever after. It’s how we all want our life stories to be, right? Kyle and Meghan Harvey had those plans when they got married a few years ago. Meghan, a teacher, and Kyle, a pharmacist, knew they wanted a family of their own and a life full of joy and purpose. Alyvia, age 13, […]

Better Beginnings: A Decade of Investing in our Youngest Citizens

In the first five years of life, about 90 percent of a person’s brain will develop. That means the early learning children get is critical to their future success and will set the stage for how well children learn, how they think of themselves, and how they interact with the world. That’s why a decade […]

Foster Care Month 2020 Stories – Love and Let Go

As foster parents, we hear the phrase “love and let go,” but do we really understand what exactly that means? I know I didn’t. It was easy for my family to love our foster children so deeply and create caring and compassionate relationships with their biological families, even in the times that we didn’t agree […]