Arkansas
Category
Title or Name of APCD System
  • Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database
Who Maintains the System
  • ACHI administers the APCD with support and oversight from the Health Insurance Rate Review Division (HIRRD) at the Arkansas Insurance Department (AID)
Website
Legal Authority
Submission Rules
First Year APCD Collected Data
  • 2013
APCD Snapshot
  • All paid claims for 2013-Q1 2017
Number of Commercial Sources of Claims Data
  • 60
Covered Lives
  • 7 million
Sources and Status of APCD Data Collection
Payers
Commercial Payers
  • Currently Collected
Third Party Administrators/Self-Funded
  • Currently Collected
Medicaid
  • Currently Collected
Medicare
  • Currently Collected
Other
  • Arkansas State Employee Benefits Division and Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission
Types of Data Collected 
Medical Claims
  • Currently Collected
Eligibility
  • Currently Collected
Dental
  • Currently Collected
Pharmacy
  • Currently Collected
Workers' Compensation
  • Currently Collected
Other
  • Arkansas Employee Benefits Division
Primary Users/Uses
  • State agency and health policy support.
Future Plans
  • Opening to academic researchers.
Related APCD Activity

  • The Health Insurance Rate Review Division (HIRRD), a division of the Arkansas Insurance Department (AID), was awarded a Cycle III grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services/Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight to “Support Health Insurance Rate Review and Increase Transparency in Health Care Pricing.” The award included specific funding for an all-payer claims database (APCD). HIRRD conducted a national search and solicitation for qualified and competitive bidders. Following an extensive evaluation process, the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) was awarded the contract to establish an APCD for the State of Arkansas.

    The Arkansas APCD includes claims data from Medicaid, Medicare, and fully-insured private plans operating in Arkansas with at least 2000 Arkansas enrollees. The Arkansas APCD will soon add hospital discharge and emergency department data for the uninsured, cancer registry data, birth and death records, and a flag for medical marijuana-qualifying patients.

    Visit www.arkansasapcd.net for all Arkansas APCD related resources including fact sheets, stakeholder meeting materials, information about statewide and national-level health care system transparency efforts, and more.

State Specific Resources
Contact Information

Use Cases from the APCD Showcase

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Use Cases Category Carriers
Arkansas Medicare Chronic Conditions Report
The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement analyzed chronic conditions in Medicare beneficiaries within the 75 Arkansas counties. Using data from the CMS Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse and the AR APCD, this study compares nine common chronic illnesses that an Arkansas beneficiary might face, between the 75 Arkansas counties and the nation as a whole.
 Health Reform, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers Medicare
Arkansas Medicare HbA1c Utilization Report
The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement analyzed type II diabetes among Arkansas Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and over within the 75 Arkansas counties. Using data from the Arkansas APCD for years 2012 and 2013, they observed type II diabetes prevalence rates and HbA1c testing rates.
 Consumers, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers Medicare
Arkansas Medicare Diabetes Report
This report was created as a supplement to the Arkansas Medicare Chronic Conditions Report as it provides a more detailed analysis of diabetes and complications of diabetes in Arkansas. Arkansas Center for Health Improvement used Medicare claims data from 2012 and 2013 to analyze diabetes in adults 65 and older in all 75 Arkansas counties. They found that while diabetes prevalence rates are high in Arkansas, they vary greatly between counties.
 Health Reform, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers Medicare
Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database and the Profiles of Individuals Registered for Medical Marijuana (January 2018)
The Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) examined the profiles of individuals registered for medical marijuana using APCD medical claims data from 2013-2016. The APCD profiled registrants by qualifying medical condition, insurance type, and age. This case study serves as a preliminary look at the characteristics of individuals registered for medical marijuana in Arkansas.
 Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Population Health, Providers, Researchers Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare
Prevalence of Breast Cancer in Arkansas
The Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) described the county-level variability in the percentage of Arkansas women aged 45-64 who received treatment for breast cancer across the state. Data from Janurary 2016 through September 2017 was considered.
 Consumers, Population Health, Providers, Researchers Commercial, Medicaid