Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2015
Latest action · Dec 18, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 9, 2015
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 9, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Nov 9, 2015 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Nov 9, 2015 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Nov 9, 2015Discharged Dec 18, 2015 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2015 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2015 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2015Received in the House.
- Dec 18, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 18, 2015Referred 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.
- Dec 18, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 17, 2015Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8834-8835)
- Dec 17, 2015Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8834-8835)
- Dec 17, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8835)
- Nov 9, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Nov 9, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8834, S8835Text printed S8835 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Dec 17, 2015 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 34 | 21st Century Cures Act | Related bill | Dec 13, 2016 |
| S 1456 | Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015 | Related bill | May 22, 2015 |
| S 2259 | ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015 | Related bill | Nov 9, 2015 |
| HR 5667 | Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jul 15, 2016 |
| HR 6261 | ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2016 | Related bill | Oct 7, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2015Referred in House
- Dec 17, 2015Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 9, 2015Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
