This bill proposes to amend current statutes by requiring the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) to submit an annual report by December 1 each year. The report will detail the percentage of funds spent by all nongovernment entities with prepaid capitated contracts on direct payments to providers for services and on various administrative costs. The report will be submitted to key officials, including the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Governor, and the leadership of both legislative chambers.

The bill introduces specific categories for administrative costs that must be reported, including health care quality improvement activities, program integrity measures, taxes and regulatory fees, community reinvestment, and other administrative activities. This replaces the previous requirement for each prepaid capitated contractor to report individually, streamlining the reporting process to focus on aggregated data from AHCCCS.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 36-2904.01
Senate Engrossed Version: 36-2904.01