Solidarity & Community

We hope you will listen as Michelle speaks about her hopes for the community. What are your hopes & dreams for your community?

Arkansas Coalition of MarshalleseAugust 25, 2022Marshallese Community, solidarity, equal access, health, equity, diversity, legacy, security, policy, Marshallese leaders, Marshallese Citizens, marshallese advocacy, Marshallese health equity, Marshall Islands

Arkansas Pacific Islander Community Leaders Advance New Law That Expanded Health Care Eligibility for More than 12,000 Arkansans

On February 23rd the Arkansas Legislative Council approved a rule change that affirms health coverage for Arkansas’ significant Marshallese population, reversing a policy that stripped Medicaid eligibility inadvertently nearly three decades ago.

Arkansas Coalition of MarshalleseFebruary 25, 2021COFA Medicaid, Medicaid Restoration, Medicaid Expansion for Marshallese, Marshallese Health insurance, Marshallese health equity, health, equity, accessibility, equal access, COFA, Compact of Free Association

Community Leaders Sustained Efforts For Over Two Decades To Win Federal Health Care Access for 100,000 Pacific Islanders

This week Pacific Islander community leaders celebrated and recounted their efforts to permanently restore Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility to people living in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association (COFA).