Curtis Barnett

Ernest Hemingway once wrote: “We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” Such continual learning describes Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield, Thaden School and USAble Life Insurance – three organizations that, like more and more, have…

Behavioral health was the biggest health care crisis Americans faced going into the pandemic, and it will easily be the biggest one faced coming out of it, according to Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield President and CEO Curtis Barnett.…

More and more, the emerging workforce — Millennials, Gen-Z and even Gen-X to some extent — say their happiness and well-being means more to them than their salary, and a healthy work-life balance is something that can’t be compromised. It’s…

Curtis Barnett Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Curtis Barnett serves as president and chief executive officer for Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which serves more than 2 million members nationwide. Barnett leads Arkansas Blue Cross’ efforts to help…

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has awarded $100,000 over the next five years to Arkansas Baptist College to help expand its Department of Nursing’s associate degree program. The college’s nursing program is a two-year program with a preferred acceptance…

Martine Downs Pollard of Rogers has been named Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s vice president for the Northwest Arkansas market. Pollard will be the company’s senior leader in Northwest Arkansas, working closely with local businesses, healthcare providers and community-based…

Creshelle Nash, M.D., M.P.H., C.H.I.E., has been appointed to serve as the medical director for health equity and public programs, a newly created role, for Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Nash will head up the company’s efforts to impact…

A new website has been launched to help Arkansas businesses access resources related to the COVID-19 vaccine. A group of Arkansas health care and business interests has partnered to launch vaccinatearkansas.com as part of the recently unveiled Vaccinate the Natural…

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (ABCBS) is launching a statewide health campaign to educate Arkansans on the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine and to encourage vaccination. Entitled “Vaccinate in the Natural State,” the project is a collaboration led by…

USAable Corporation is joining an investment alliance to drive increased innovation in the health sector. The Little Rock-based company, the investing arm of Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, will be partnering with Echo Health Ventures on the Echo Innovation Alliance.…