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Read. Follow. Verify.ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2024
Record date · December 17, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill updates how Medicare assigns patients to Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) by including primary care services provided by nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists. This change aims to broaden the criteria used to link patients to these coordinated care groups starting in 2025.
The bill changes the eligibility criteria for Medicare beneficiaries to be assigned to an ACO, which may impact how healthcare providers are compensated and how patient care is coordinated for those receiving services from non-physician practitioners.
- The Medicare Shared Savings Program is a voluntary program that encourages groups of doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers to come together as an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) to give coordinated high-quality care to their Medicare patients. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Medicare beneficiaries
The criteria for their assignment to an Accountable Care Organization will be expanded to include services from non-physician practitioners.
Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists
Their primary care services will now be recognized as a basis for assigning Medicare beneficiaries to an ACO.
Key Facts
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Expansion of Provider Recognition
The bill represents a shift toward parity for non-physician practitioners in the Medicare Shared Savings Program by elevating their role in patient assignment.
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