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S 2261 114th Congress Senate

Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the Medicare shared savings program by also basing s… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the Medicare shared savings program by also basing such assignment on services furnished by Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.

Introduced: November 9, 2015 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 18, 2015
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.
Dec 18, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2015
Received in the House.
Dec 17, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S8835)
Dec 17, 2015
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8835)
Dec 17, 2015
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8834-8835)
Dec 17, 2015
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8834-8835)
Nov 9, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 9, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 18, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) 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.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • S 1456 Related bill Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015
  • S 2259 Related bill ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015
  • HR 34 Related bill 21st Century Cures Act
  • HR 6261 Related bill ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2016
  • HR 5667 Related bill Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2016
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Nov 9, 2015
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 9, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2261: Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2261/
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"S. 2261: Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2261/.
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S. 2261, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2261/.
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