Gov. Beebe said raising taxes is an option, but “it’s not anything that I have planned or have heard [about] from the legislature,” according to the report.
The state legislature is working to restructure the state’s payment system for healthcare providers, and most changes are aimed at slowing the growth of the state’s Medicaid costs. Specific proposals have not yet been finalized and are up in the air ahead of the November elections, according to the report.
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