3.0.0 4580 2023-01-11T13:39:18Z 2023-01-11T13:39:18Z House HR 2017-12-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 199 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)][Pages H9709-H9710]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WELCH:H.R. 4580.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United[[Page H9710]]States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.____________________]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-12-08T16:41:13Z Referred to 2017-12-06T15:01:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-12-06T15:01:35Z 2017-12-08 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-12-06 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 2017-12-06 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 2017-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N B001273 Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] Diane Black R TN 6 2017-12-06 True Health Congressional oversight Digital media Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care quality Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Home and outpatient care Medicare Health 00 2017-12-06 Introduced in House 2018-02-12T20:24:44Z ACO Improvement Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow an accountable care organization (ACO) to: (1) reduce or eliminate certain cost-sharing for primary care services provided within the ACO's network; (2) develop incentives to encourage patient engagement; (3) elect prospective assignment of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries; and (4) if specified requirements are met, distribute internal cost savings.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall waive specified regulatory requirements for ACOs that have elected to share in both savings and losses under a "two-sided risk model."

In addition, the bill: (1) requires the CMS to waive, with respect to certain ACOs, specified limitations regarding telehealth services; (2) allows certain ACOs to depart slightly from specified minimum enrollment requirements; (3) requires the CMS to establish a demonstration project for allowing growth of certain prospective risk scores; (4) and allows the CMS to make permanent certain ACO-related pilot programs that have been successful.

]]> ACO Improvement Act of 2017 Display Title ACO Improvement Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced ACO Improvement Act of 2017 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 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4580ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4580ih.xml 2017-12-08 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.