Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5212
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Accountable Care in Rural America Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 21, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 21, 2019
Latest Action
Nov 22, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5212
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
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California
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Illinois
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North Carolina
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North Carolina
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Oklahoma
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
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South Dakota
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Washington
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
November 21, 2019
Actions (3)
11/22/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
11/21/2019
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.
11/21/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 1:46:11 AM