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AR HCR1007
AR HCR1007To Encourage The United States Congress To Reevaluate The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Locality Structure And Ensure Accurate Geographic Practice Cost Indices For The Metropolitan Statistical Areas Of This State.
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Introduced
02/25/2025
02/25/2025
In Committee
03/04/2025
03/04/2025
Crossed Over
03/05/2025
03/05/2025
Passed
03/11/2025
03/11/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/11/2025
03/11/2025
Introduced Session
95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Bill Summary
To Encourage The United States Congress To Reevaluate The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Locality Structure And Ensure Accurate Geographic Practice Cost Indices For The Metropolitan Statistical Areas Of This State.
AI Summary
This resolution encourages the United States Congress to reevaluate the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule locality structure for Arkansas, focusing on creating more accurate Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCI) for metropolitan areas. The resolution highlights that Arkansas currently falls under a single locality (Locality 13) that does not differentiate between urban and rural regions, which leads to unfair Medicare reimbursement rates. Specifically, the resolution calls for Congress to conduct a thorough review of the current fee schedule, reassess the GPCI for different state regions, and create separate locality numbers for the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers and Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical areas. The underlying motivation is to ensure that healthcare providers are fairly compensated based on the actual economic conditions and cost structures of their specific regions, which currently place Arkansas as the third-worst state in Medicare locality reimbursement. The resolution also directs the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to relevant federal officials, including the Arkansas congressional delegation and administrators of key federal healthcare agencies.
Sponsors (8)
Stetson Painter (R)*,
Clint Penzo (R)*,
Brandon Achor (R),
Cameron Cooper (R),
Robin Lundstrum (R),
Mindy McAlindon (R),
Kendra Moore (R),
DeAnn Vaught (R),
Last Action
Approved by the Governor (on 03/12/2025)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hcr1007&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R |
BillText | https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHCR1007.pdf |
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