Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act
Latest action · Jul 13, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedSep 15, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 29, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act
This bill delays certain requirements relating to the reporting of quality measures by accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. It also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a pilot program that tests alternative digital reporting methods for ACOs.
The Medicare Shared Savings Program enables ACOs to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management. In 2024, the CMS issued a rule requiring ACOs to report on quality measures using a certain electronic system beginning in 2025.
The bill allows ACOs to continue to use prior methods of reporting quality measures through 2029. Additionally, the CMS must establish a pilot program to test other digital reporting methods from 2028-2032; ACOs that participate in the pilot program are exempt from using other methods. The CMS must publicly post an analysis of the program and any related recommendations for using the tested methods.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 15, 2025 to Jan 12, 2026, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | Sep 15, 2025 |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Original | Sep 15, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Sep 15, 2025 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jan 12, 2026 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jun 29, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules.
- Jun 29, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4272-4273)
- Jun 29, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5347.
- Jun 29, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jun 29, 2026Engrossed in House
- Sep 15, 2025Introduced in House
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