ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 1/30/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-30Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-01-30Referred 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.
- 2019-01-30Referred 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.
- 2019-01-30Introduced in House
- 2019-01-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-30 (00)
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2019
This bill establishes additional requirements for assigning Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare shared savings program. Under current law, the program enables ACOs to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management.
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—specifically, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists.
Cosponsors (12)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Scott Tipton (R-CO)
- Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
Subjects
- Health care quality
- Health personnel
- Medicare
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