State Policy · AR
Arkansas Expands Maternal Life360 Home Visiting Program to Northwest Arkansas
Arkansas expanded its Maternal Life360 program to Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas on August 31, 2026, providing home visits for high-risk Medicaid and expansion enrollees through a child's second birthday. The program, operated through Family Network, offers pregnancy education, postpartum support, and resource navigation in English, Spanish, and Marshallese. Mercy Northwest Arkansas becomes the fourth active site; the state plans further expansion to address Arkansas's high maternal and infant mortality rates.
Why it mattersThe expansion increases access to Medicaid-funded maternal support services for high-risk pregnancies in a state with elevated maternal mortality, affecting care coordination requirements for Arkansas Medicaid MCOs and maternal health outcomes measurement.