{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-901","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-99-901","heading":"Legislative findings","body":"The General Assembly finds that:\n\n(1) Under an alternative payment system, a healthcare payor, when determining a healthcare provider's patient care costs, may use factors that are not under the control of the healthcare provider;\n\n(2) A healthcare provider may not receive an appropriate share of savings or reduction in recoupment under an alternative payment system if the healthcare provider's patients have a higher cost of care; and\n\n(3) A healthcare provider should not be penalized for higher patient care costs if any of the costs, or other factors determining reimbursement, are not under the control of the healthcare provider.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 99","Subchapter 9"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"4b804b628977574ea8e39b265cd08817d575e9c60675aaa8124c0540a9db5ed3","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-804","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}