ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 16, 2021)
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2021
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.
What just happenedDec 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 16, 2021
- Dec 17, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Dec 16, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Dec 16, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Ways and Means Committee - Dec 16, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House