United States · Bill · S
S. 1456 (114th)
Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015
Introduced
22 May 2015
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015 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 provided by other ACO practitioners, and those furnished in federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics. Other ACO practitioners include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives, clinical social workers, clinical psychologists, and registered dieticians or nutrition professionals.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2015
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 May 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1456
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1456