Submission of Primary Care and Medical Spending Data Pursuant to Act 483 of 2025

* AID =,.="`` * * oa Hugh McDonald SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Jimmy Harris COMMISSIONER, ARKANSAS INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Bulletin No. 1-2026 To: All Licensed Healthcare Insurers Covering Primary Care Benefits From: Arkansas Insurance Department Date: January 6, 2026 Subject: Submission of Primary Care and Medical Spending Data Pursuant to Act 483 of 2025 Act 483 of 2025 created the Arkansas Primary Care Payment Improvement Working Group ("the Working Group"), which is tasked with collecting data related to the provision of and payment for primary care. The Working Group will use this data to recommend to the General Assembly primary care spending targets designed to achieve better health outcomes and decreased healthcare costs. Act 483 of 2025 requires commercial healthcare insurance carriers offering primary care benefits to use a template approved by the Working Group for data submission. The Arkansas Insurance Department is responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance with this data submission mandate. The Working Group adopted a set of medical codes representing primary care services for insurers to use when calculating primary care spending data. The Working Group approved the Arkansas Primary Care Payment Improvement Data Collection Template, which includes calculations based upon these codes, to be used by insurers reporting this information. Please use the Data Collection Manual to complete the Template. Both the Template and the Manual are available on the Department's Industry Regulation Page. Act 483 of 2025 requires the Arkansas Primary Care Payment Improvement Working Group to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to Arkansas Legislative Council no later than April 1, 2026. Because the Working Group will need to analyze submitted data and draft a report to the General Assembly by April 1, 2026, insurers must submit complete data by February 6, Arkansas Department of Commerce Arkansas Insurance Department 1 Commerce Way, Suite 102 • Little Rock, AR 72202 INSURANCE.ARKANSAS.GOV Hugh McDonald SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Jimmy Harris COMMISSIONER, ARKANSAS INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Bulletin No. 1-2026 To: All Licensed Healthcare Insurers Covering Primary Care Benefits From: Arkansas Insurance Department Date: January 6, 2026 Subject: Submission of Primary Care and Medical Spending Data Pursuant to Act 483 of 2025 Act 483 of 2025 created the Arkansas Primary Care Payment Improvement Working Group (“the Working Group”), which is tasked with collecting data related to the provision of and payment for primary care. The Working Group will use this data to recommend to the General Assembly primary care spending targets designed to achieve better health outcomes and decreased healthcare costs. Act 483 of 2025 requires commercial healthcare insurance carriers offering primary care benefits to use a template approved by the Working Group for data submission. The Arkansas Insurance Department is responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance with this data submission mandate. The Working Group adopted a set of medical codes representing primary care services for insurers to use when calculating primary care spending data. The Working Group approved the Arkansas Primary Care Payment Improvement Data Collection Template, which includes calculations based upon these codes, to be used by insurers reporting this information. Please use the Data Collection Manual to complete the Template. Both the Template and the Manual are available on the Department’s Industry Regulation Page. Act 483 of 2025 requires the Arkansas Primary Care Payment Improvement Working Group to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to Arkansas Legislative Council no later than April 1, 2026. Because the Working Group will need to analyze submitted data and draft a report to the General Assembly by April 1, 2026, insurers must submit complete data by February 6, 2026 to primarycaredatasubmission@arkansas.gov. Please direct any inquiries about this Bulletin to primarycaredatasubmission@arkansas.gov. Jimmy Harris Commissioner Arkansas Insurance Department 2026 to primarycaredatasubmission@arkansas.gov. Please direct any inquiries about this Bulletin to primarycaredatasubmission@arkansas.gov. ______________________________ Jimmy Harris Commissioner Arkansas Insurance Department