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Introduced
01/23/2025
01/23/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/27/2025
06/27/2025
Introduced Session
Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Bill Summary
AN ACT Amending title 36, chapter 29, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-2909.01; relating to the Arizona health care cost containment system.
AI Summary
This bill aims to increase reimbursement rates for rural hospitals through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), the state's Medicaid program. Specifically, beginning in fiscal year 2025-2026, the bill requires AHCCCS to increase fee-for-service reimbursement rates for emergency hospitalization and medical care provided by rural hospitals by 30% compared to the fiscal year 2024-2025 rates. The bill defines a "rural hospital" as any hospital located in a county with a population of less than one million people. This provision is designed to provide financial support to smaller, often resource-constrained hospitals in less populated areas of Arizona, potentially helping to maintain and improve healthcare access in rural communities by providing them with higher reimbursement rates for emergency and medical services.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
House HHS Committee action: Withdrawn, voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0) (on 02/10/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/81906 |
| Fiscal Note - FISCAL NOTE: As Introduced | https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/524389 |
| BillText | https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1r/bills/hb2198p.htm |
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