Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-1001: Findings and purpose

(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Many Arkansans have no health insurance; (2) Increasing the number of persons with health insurance will improve the overall health of the people of the state; and (3) The United States Department of Health and Human Services created the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative to give states more flexibility in creating approaches to maximize private healthcare options. (b) The Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program is intended to provide safety-net health care for qualifying uninsured employed individuals. Acts 2003, No. 1044, § 1.

(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Many Arkansans have no health insurance; (2) Increasing the number of persons with health insurance will improve the overall health of the people of the state; and (3) The United States Department of Health and Human Services created the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative to give states more flexibility in creating approaches to maximize private healthcare options.

(1) Many Arkansans have no health insurance;

(2) Increasing the number of persons with health insurance will improve the overall health of the people of the state; and

(3) The United States Department of Health and Human Services created the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative to give states more flexibility in creating approaches to maximize private healthcare options.

(b) The Arkansas Safety-net Benefit Program is intended to provide safety-net health care for qualifying uninsured employed individuals.