HR 5667
114th Congress
House
Health
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2016
Introduced: July 7, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 7, 2016
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.
Jul 7, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2016
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish additional requirements for assigning Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare shared savings program. (The program enables ACOs to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management.)
Specifically, the bill requires the basis for assignment to reflect beneficiaries' utilization of not only primary care services provided by ACO physicians, but also those furnished in federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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