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ArkansasSB2642025 Regular SessionSenate

TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS PRIMARY CARE PAYMENT IMPROVEMENT WORKING GROUP.

Sponsored By: Missy Irvin (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican)

Enacted

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Medicaid and insurers face spending target reviews

The working group must recommend primary care spending targets to the Legislative Council by April 1, 2026. If the Council adopts a target and Medicaid or a commercial insurer misses it, the Council may request a representative's appearance. The representative may be asked to explain efforts to meet the target. The law itself sets no required spending level and does not change household benefits.

Health payers must report more payment data

When the working group requests primary care data, commercial insurers must report past and expected payments and care information. They must use group templates developed with the State Insurance Department, which checks compliance. Entities reporting to the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative must also include provider payments made outside insurance claims in quarterly submissions. The quarterly rule remains subject to the exception in Arkansas Code § 23-61-906(d). These reporting duties do not directly change household coverage, benefits, or provider payments.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Missy Irvin

    Republican • Senate

  • Lee Johnson

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 115 • No: 7

House vote • 4/2/2025

House Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:31:47 PM

Yes: 83 • No: 7 • Other: 6

Senate vote • 3/20/2025

Senate Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:09:48 PM

Yes: 32 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB264 is now Act 483

    4/9/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/3/2025Senate

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

    4/3/2025Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/2/2025Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/2/2025Senate

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

    4/2/2025House

  7. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/2/2025House

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/1/2025House

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    3/20/2025House

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    3/20/2025House

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

    3/20/2025Senate

  12. Read the third time and passed.

    3/20/2025Senate

  13. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    3/19/2025Senate

  14. Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/18/2025Senate

  15. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/18/2025Senate

  16. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    3/18/2025Senate

  17. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1

    3/18/2025Senate

  18. Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/13/2025Senate

  19. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    3/12/2025Senate

  20. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

    2/20/2025Senate

  21. Filed

    2/20/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB264 - Introduced

    2/20/2025

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  • Act Version

    PDF

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