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Ark clinics participate in new payment model

Arkansas is recognized nationally as a leader in value-based healthcare payment innovation. In 2012 the state launched an episodic payment model and was also selected for the original Comprehensive Primary Care initiative (CPC).

Arkansas’s efforts were reinforced in 2013, when the state was one of only six regions selected for a State Innovation Model (SIM) award by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The state began a statewide Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) program in 2014.1 Public and private multi-payer participation and collaboration are hallmarks of each of these components.

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