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ACO Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced: December 6, 2017 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 6, 2017
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 6, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ACO Improvement Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow an accountable care organization (ACO) to: (1) reduce or eliminate certain cost-sharing for primary care services provided within the ACO's network; (2) develop incentives to encourage patient engagement; (3) elect prospective assignment of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries; and (4) if specified requirements are met, distribute internal cost savings.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall waive specified regulatory requirements for ACOs that have elected to share in both savings and losses under a "two-sided risk model."

In addition, the bill: (1) requires the CMS to waive, with respect to certain ACOs, specified limitations regarding telehealth services; (2) allows certain ACOs to depart slightly from specified minimum enrollment requirements; (3) requires the CMS to establish a demonstration project for allowing growth of certain prospective risk scores; (4) and allows the CMS to make permanent certain ACO-related pilot programs that have been successful.

What's happening now December 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4580: ACO Improvement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4580/
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"H.R. 4580: ACO Improvement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4580/.
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H.R. 4580, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4580/.
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