3.0.0 5558 2023-01-11T13:25:34Z 2023-01-11T13:25:34Z House H HR 2014-09-18 113 [Pages H7888-H7889]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BLACK:H.R. 5558.[[Page H7889]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, to regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes.]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-09-19T20:31:33Z Referred to 2014-09-18T13:12:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-09-18T13:11:50Z 2014-09-19 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-09-18 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2014-09-18 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2014-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001273 Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] Diane Black R TN 6 N W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2014-09-18 True Health Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health information and medical records Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Home and outpatient care Hospital care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Right of privacy Rural conditions and development Health 00 2014-09-18 Introduced in House 2014-10-28T15:43:23Z ACO Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the shared savings program under which groups of service providers and suppliers meeting specified criteria may work together to manage and coordinate care for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries through an accountable care organization (ACO).

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to permit an ACO that has elected a two-sided risk model to: (1) reduce or eliminate cost-sharing under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for some or all primary care services furnished by health care professionals within the ACO network; and (2) develop additional incentive programs to encourage patient engagement and participation in their own wellness.

Prescribes requirements for fostering stronger patient-provider ties.  Directs the Secretary to require a primary care ACO professional to provide the beneficiary with information concerning the ACO program as part of the initial preventive physical examination of the beneficiary.

Directs the Secretary to form a stakeholder group including representatives of ACOs, health care providers, Medicare beneficiaries, and ACO experts.  Requires such parties to advise the Secretary with recommendations to improve the process of ACO-to-beneficiary communication.

Prescribes requirements for regulatory relief for an ACO that has elected a two-sided risk model and for improving care coordinatiion through access to telehealth.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a demonstration project to test the use of payment benchmarks that take into account geographic area differences, (2) study the feasibility of establishing a system of electronic access of service providers and suppliers to in-process and complete patient claims data, (3) establish one or more demonstration programs to test the global capitation payment model, and (4) develop a mechanism to make permanent those ACO-related pilot programs that have been successful.

]]> ACO Improvement Act of 2014 Display Title ACO Improvement Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced ACO Improvement Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5558ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5558ih.xml 2014-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.