HR 2959
111th Congress
House
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Medicare
Accountable Care Promotion Act of 2009
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 18, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 18, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 18, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 18, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Accountable Care Promotion Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a pilot program to test different payment incentive models designed to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes in the provision to beneficiaries of items and services by qualifying accountable care organizations (ACOs) of physicians.
Specifies among payment incentive models a performance target model and a partial capitation model. Allows the Secretary to develop other models.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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