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Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015

Introduced: May 22, 2015 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2015
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Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015

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 provided by other ACO practitioners, and those furnished in federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics. Other ACO practitioners include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives, clinical social workers, clinical psychologists, and registered dieticians or nutrition professionals.

What's happening now May 22, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 2259 Related bill ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015
  • S 2261 Related bill Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2015
  • HR 5667 Related bill Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2016
  • HR 6261 Related bill ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2016
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 22, 2015
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · May 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1456: Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1456/
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