US HB2959 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Accountable Care Promotion Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a pilot program to test different payment incentive models designed to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes in the provision to beneficiaries of items and services by qualifying accountable care organizations (ACOs) of physicians. Specifies among payment incentive models a performance target model and a partial capitation model. Allows the Secretary to develop other models.

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Title

Accountable Care Promotion Act of 2009

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-06-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-06-18 Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-06-18 Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-06-18 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.

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