... three quarters of the year and the last quarter of the year," said Michael Kharfen, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesman. State officials say they are preparing to serve welfare recipients with tougher problems, moving beyond the ...

... serve as foster parents unless they terminate those intimate relationships," says the lawsuit. Department of Human Services spokesman Joe Quinn said the state expected the issue to go to court. "I don't think there was ever much doubt ...

... states for Medicaid patients at a higher rate, similar to what it pays for Medicare services, Department of Human Services spokesman Joe Quinn said. Huckabee's announcement on the new revenue source came as the Joint Budget Committee endorsed ...

... be the most difficult to ascertain because the true impact would be to individual subscribers. Department of Human Services Spokesman Joe Quinn said that at this stage, cuts will be implemented through the more competitive bidding of services ...

... restraining order to block state officials from opening bids for the service. However, a state Department of Human Services spokesman said an afternoon deadline for bids passed without any being submitted. "No one responded, so we are looking ...

... applications. Still, automatically including the fetus for coverage is even faster, said Kevin Keane, health and human services spokesman. Keane said he didn't know what the legal ramifications of the policy would be and said that no one at HHS ...

... administrative leave. CHDC officials forwarded questions regarding the cases to Julie Munsell, Arkansas Department of Human Services spokesman. Munsell said the department does not comment on adult abuse cases unless a death is involved. Further information ...

... last day the state would cover claims by pharmacists for the new drug program, and Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Ed Barham said there are no plans to extend that assistance. "We believe the significant systems problems that ...

... on the street and eliminating them. In one fell swoop, we can eliminate those problems,'' Department of Human Services spokesman Joe Quinn said Monday. Though DHS officials weren't prepared to quantify the specific savings, ''it's ...