Medicare Accountable Care Organizations would get more choices for reporting care quality. A 2028-2032 pilot would test digital reporting without using the test data to score participating groups.
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Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Latest action on H.R. 5347: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects Medicare Accountable Care Organizations and the doctors, hospitals, and other providers that take part in them. It could matter most for ACOs whose members use different health record systems or cannot all report data the same way. Medicare officials would also have to manage the new reporting options, run the pilot, give technical help, and publish the final report.
Why this matters: Medicare care groups do not all have the same technology, so one reporting method may not work for everyone. This bill would give ACOs more reporting choices and protect them when some participants cannot use the chosen method. It would also let Medicare test digital reporting before making bigger changes. The bill leaves open whether these changes would save money, reduce work for providers, or improve care for patients.
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