Say it is unfair that insurers pay Arkansas hospitals and doctors less than those in nearby states.
Arkansas hospitals deserve fairness. Our communities deserve access.
We must secure the future of healthcare for Arkansas with fair minimum commercial reimbursement and a two-year extension of ARHOME.
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Arkansans want fairness and access.
71
61
Believe the payment gap could harm healthcare in Arkansas.
2026 Arkansas Hospital Association Statewide Survey on Public Perception of Healthcare Issues in Arkansas.
Extend ARHOME. Preserve access.
200,000+
Adults covered by ARHOME.
December 31, 2026
The current ARHOME waiver is set to expire.
2 years
The extension needed to develop a sustainable replacement.
What’s at risk:
With Arkansas hospitals already at a tipping point, many of our critical services, like emergency and maternal services, will not survive without the ARHOME extension.
What needs to happen:
We’re asking for a two-year extension of ARHOME while state and federal leaders, hospitals and health plans develop a sustainable replacement.
Fair payments. Stronger hospitals.
Arkansas families and employers pay health insurance premiums comparable to those in other states. And yet, commercial insurers pay Arkansas hospitals two-thirds of the national average.
Average Reimbursement per Patient for Arkansas and Neighboring States, February 2024
What’s at risk:
Arkansans will lose access to health care and services, the workforce shortages we face will multiply, and too many of our hospitals won’t survive.
What needs to happen:
Establish minimum commercial reimbursement levels for Arkansas hospitals and doctors.
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