Spillin' Tea Across America: Arkansas

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Grab your tea, because Arkansas is not light sipping.

In this episode of Credentialing Chronicles: Spillin' Tea Across America, we head to Arkansas — where medical board power, hospital politics, and Medicaid chaos collided in ways that harmed patients, professionals, and public trust.

We’re breaking down:
 • A $12 million TRICARE kickback scheme involving behavioral health services
• A Medical Board Chairman who abused authority and ultimately landed in federal prison
• Allegations of patients being unlawfully detained to inflate Medicaid billing
• Hospitals suing patients and employees — including during the COVID era
• A statewide Medicaid verification mess that exposed deep system failures
• How credentialing, contracting, and privileging became weapons instead of safeguards

This episode makes one thing painfully clear:
 When oversight protects reputations instead of people, abuse becomes systemic.

If you work in credentialing, compliance, medical staff governance, or healthcare leadership — Arkansas is a case study you can’t ignore.

☕ Pull up a chair.
 The tea is hot.
 And the receipts are real.

Arkansas State Medical Board

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🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
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For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

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