Ways to apply for ARHome (Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me)
These are the channels Arkansas names on its own Medicaid pages. Use whichever is easiest.
- Online
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Apply online
access.arkansas.gov
- By phone
- Call 1-855-372-1084
- In person
- Local county DHS offices statewide.
- By mail
- The state accepts applications by mail.
- HealthCare.gov
- You can also apply at HealthCare.gov any time of year. If anyone in your household looks eligible for Medicaid, it sends your information to Arkansas's agency.
- Decision time
- Federal rules give the state up to 45 days to decide, or 90 days if you apply based on a disability (42 CFR 435.912).
Read on the state's own pages, October 13, 2026.
Key facts at a glance
- Pregnant women eligible up to 209% FPL ($53,960 for a family of three in 2025).
- Children 0-5 eligible up to 142% FPL ($36,660 for a family of three).
- Expansion adults eligible up to 138% FPL ($35,630 for a family of three).
- Postpartum Medicaid extended to 12 months (effective 2022-04-01).
Arkansas Medicaid, topic by topic
Eligibility
Income limits & who qualifies
ARHome (Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me) covers pregnant women up to 209% of the federal poverty line ($53,960 annual income for a f…
How to apply
How to apply step by step
Apply online at access.arkansas.gov or call 1-855-372-1084.
Doula coverage
Doula coverage details
ARHome (Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me) does not currently cover doula services through Medicaid; state advocacy for a State Plan A…
Postpartum extension
12-month postpartum status
ARHome (Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me) extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months, effective 2022-04-01.
Pregnant women
Pregnancy coverage in full
ARHome (Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me) covers pregnancy-related care up to 209% of the federal poverty line (about $53,960 annual …
Renewal
Annual renewal & unwinding
ARHome (Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me) redetermines eligibility at least once every 12 months under 42 CFR 435.916. During the 202…
For Black families
Roughly 158,000 Black residents are enrolled in ARHome (Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me), per the most recent CMS T-MSIS analytic file. The number understates true eligibility: every state has Black eligibles who aren't currently enrolled, usually because of the administrative-churn rates that rose sharply during the 2023 unwinding.
Arkansas adopted expansion through the 'private option' waiver: enrollees are placed in qualified marketplace plans purchased with Medicaid dollars. In 2023, Arkansas disenrolled more than 420,000 people during the unwinding, one of the highest procedural termination rates in the country.
For enrollment help: look for your state's Navigator program (federally funded under the ACA), a Federally Qualified Health Center in your county (every FQHC has certified application counselors on staff), or one of the named community organizations below. Our FQHC directory filters to this state at /clinics/ar/.
More on Arkansas from Black Health
FQHCs
Federally Qualified Health Centers in Arkansas
Sliding-scale clinics that take Medicaid + help with applications.
Providers
Providers who accept Medicaid in Arkansas
Filter our directory to Arkansas by specialty.
Health data
Black Health outcomes in Arkansas
Maternal mortality, life expectancy, uninsured rate by race.
Sickle cell
Medicaid gene-therapy coverage in Arkansas
Does Arkansas Medicaid cover Casgevy + Lyfgenia? SCDAA chapter, comprehensive centers.
Hospitals
Safety-net hospitals in Arkansas
CMS ratings, Medicaid-accepting hospitals, and which facilities anchor care for Black patients.
Tool
Medicaid eligibility pre-check for Arkansas
Household size and income, in about a minute. Direct link to Arkansas’s apply portal.
WIC
WIC in Arkansas
Adjunctive WIC eligibility for everyone on ARHome (Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me), monthly food package + Cash-Value Benefit.
SNAP
SNAP (food stamps) in Arkansas
Federal food assistance: FY 2025 max benefits, ABAWD rules, application URL for Arkansas.
TANF
TANF cash assistance in Arkansas
Arkansas’s maximum monthly TANF cash benefit, time limits, and how to apply.
Data sources
- ARHome (Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me) — state Medicaid portal.
- KFF State Health Facts, Medicaid income eligibility + expansion + enrollment tables (kff.org/statedata).
- National Health Law Program doula Medicaid project (healthlaw.org/doulamedicaidproject).
- March of Dimes Report Card, 12-month postpartum extension tracker (marchofdimes.org/report-card).
- CMS T-MSIS Analytic Files, Medicaid enrollment by race and ethnicity (medicaid.gov/dq-atlas).
- HHS Poverty Guidelines, 2025 Federal Register release.
Data refreshed:
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