State Innovation Models Initiative: Model Testing Project Profiles - State of Arkansas

State of Arkansas

Geographic Reach: Arkansas
Funding Amount: $42,000,000

Summary

Over the next 42 months, the State of Arkansas will receive up to $42 million  to implement and test its State Health Care Innovation Plan. Continued funding will be subject to state performance, compliance with the terms and conditions of award, and demonstrated progress towards the goals and objectives of the State Innovation Model initiative.

The Arkansas model for a sustainable, patient-centered health care system is based on two complementary strategies—population-based care delivery and episodes-based payment—that are being launched statewide with the support of both public and private insurers.

Under provisions of the plan, by 2016 a majority of Arkansans will have access to a patient-centered medical home, which will provide comprehensive, team-based care with a focus on chronic care management and preventive services. Persons with complex or special needs (e.g., developmental disabilities) will also have access to health homes, which will work with their medical homes to coordinate medical, community, and social support services. Payments will include performance-based care coordination fees, as well shared savings for medical homes based on their ability to reduce total cost of care while also achieving goals for quality.

Arkansas will also continue to institute and expand its system of episode-based care delivery for acute, procedural, or ongoing specialty care conditions, using a retrospective payment approach that will reward providers who deliver high-quality, cost-effective and team-based care across an entire episode of care. Service for special needs populations will be further enhanced by payments reflecting each client’s assessed level of need.

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