United States · Bill · S
S. 870 (115th)
Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017
Introduced
6 April 2017
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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21 January 2026
Summary
Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: extend the Independence at Home demonstration program; modify provisions regarding access to home dialysis therapy under Medicare and special needs plans under Medicare Advantage (MA); expand testing of the MA Value-Based Insurance Design test model; allow an MA plan to provide additional telehealth benefits to enrollees and, to chronically ill enrollees, certain supplemental health care benefits; modify other provisions regarding the use of telehealth services; allow prospective, voluntary assignment of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to accountable care organizations (ACOs); and allow ACOs to operate beneficiary incentive programs. The Government Accountability Office shall conduct studies on: the establishment of a payment code for a visit for longitudinal comprehensive care planning services, the extent to which Medicare prescription drug plans and private payors use programs that synchronize pharmacy dispensing to facilitate comprehensive counseling and promote medication adherence, and the use of prescription drugs to manage the weight of obese patients and the impact of such drug coverage on patient health and health care spending.
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11 official files
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 27 September 2017
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 27 September 2017
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 26 September 2017
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 26 September 2017
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 26 September 2017
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 3 August 2017
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 3 August 2017
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 3 August 2017
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 April 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 April 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 6 April 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/870
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/870