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HR 3746 117th Congress House Health

Accountable Care in Rural America Act

Introduced: June 8, 2021 Introduced by: Arrington, Jodey C. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jun 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 8, 2021
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 8, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accountable Care in Rural America Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to exclude certain components from a methodology used under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The program enables accountable care organizations (ACOs) to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management.

Specifically, the bill requires the CMS to exclude an ACO's assigned Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries from certain regional adjustments to the ACO's benchmark for savings determinations, and to otherwise ensure that an ACO is not in a less favorable financial position due to its share of assigned beneficiaries in the region.

What's happening now June 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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