US Congress Senate Bill 2259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on November 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

ACO Assignment 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. 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.

ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015

Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]

Sen. John Thune [R-SD]

Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]

Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

SB1456 (Related) 2015-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2261 (Related) 2015-12-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2259/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2259/BILLS-114s2259is.pdf