Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB527: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ME ACT OF 2021; AND TO INCREASE THE MEDICAL-LOSS RATIO IN THE ARKANSAS HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ME PROGRAM
Status: Chaptered, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the arkansas health and opportunity for me act of 2021; to increase the medical-loss ratio in the arkansas health and opportunity for me program; to authorize the state to obtain pharmacy rebates under the arkansas health and opportunity for me program; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the arkansas health and opportunity for me act of 2021; and to increase the medical-loss ratio in the arkansas health and opportunity for me program.
From the enrolled text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ME ACT OF 2021; TO INCREASE THE MEDICAL-LOSS RATIO IN THE ARKANSAS HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ME PROGRAM; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE TO OBTAIN PHARMACY REBATES UNDER THE ARKANSAS HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ME PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ME ACT OF 2021; AND TO INCREASE THE MEDICAL-LOSS RATIO IN THE ARKANSAS HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ME PROGRAM. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code §§ 23-61-1002 and 23-61-1003 are amended to read as follows: 23-61-1002. Legislative intent. Notwithstanding any general or specific laws to the contrary, it is the intent of the General Assembly for the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me Program to be a fiscally sustainable, cost-effective, and opportunity-driven program that: (1) Achieves comprehensive and innovative healthcare reform that reduces the rate of growth in state and federal obligations for providing healthcare coverage to low-income adults in Arkansas; *JMB503* 04-07-2025 15:51:55 JMB503 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB527 (2) Reduces the maternal and infant mortality rates in the state through initiatives that promote healthy outcomes for eligible women with high-risk pregnancies; (3) Promotes the health, welfare, and stability of mothers and their infants after birth through …