(Little Rock) – With the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the mandate of the Affordable Care Act last month, the state of Arkansas wants to remind people of a new initiative that they have entered into with healthcare providers in the state – the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative is a multi-payer initiative fostering collaboration between public and private health care payers to strengthen primary care and reduce costs.
John Selig is the director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services:
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He continued and said that the changes will be implemented over the next few years:
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Selig says that both he and Gov. Mike Beebe hope that the changes will inspire other states to follow in Arkansas’ footsteps.