The General Assembly finds that:

(1) Under an alternative payment system, a healthcare payor, when determining a healthcare provider’s patient care costs, may use factors that are not under the control of the healthcare provider;

(2) A healthcare provider may not receive an appropriate share of savings or reduction in recoupment under an alternative payment system if the healthcare provider’s patients have a higher cost of care; and

(3) A healthcare provider should not be penalized for higher patient care costs if any of the costs, or other factors determining reimbursement, are not under the control of the healthcare provider.

See https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/2020/title-23/subtitle-3/chapter-99/subchapter-9/