A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the Medicare shared savings program by also basing such assignment on services furnished by Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish additional requirements for assigning Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare shared savings program. (The program enables ACOs to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management.)
Specifically, the bill requires the basis for assignment to reflect beneficiaries' utilization of not only primary care services provided by ACO physicians, but also those furnished in federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Became Public Law No: 114-255.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8834-8835)
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8834-8835)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S8835)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8835)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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.
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.
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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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.