LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 30 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:
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Barnes fielded questions from staff, faculty and residents at the UAMS Southwest town hall.
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June 30, 2026 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., learned about a unique issue during his recent town hall at the UAMS Southwest Regional Campus in Texarkana: the Arkansas/Texas state line that divides the city.
UAMS Southwest sits less than five miles from the Texas border, but Texas patients who seek healthcare from the campus' clinic often walk away because their insurance won't cover healthcare in Arkansas.
Mattlene Miller, LPN, asks abou...