By:Jennifer Shutt December 9, 2025 Arkansas Advocate
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans announced Tuesday they will hold a vote on their own health care proposal later this week to counter a Democratic bill that would extend enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans for three more years.
The 32-page GOP bill would not address the expiring ACA marketplace tax credits but would send payments to certain Americans through Health Savings Accounts to cover some of the cost of health care.
Charmaine Estell has been appointed as chief nursing officer at Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock. Estell brings over two decades of service and leadership experience to the position.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hired Gina Seabaugh, RN, as the executive director of physician relations.