House Passes Bill to Reduce ACO Reporting Burden – The House of Representatives passed the Health Care Efficiency through Flexibility Act (H.R. 5347) by voice vote on Monday. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), would permit a wider variety of quality measure reporting methods for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) through 2029, including …
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E&C Health Subcommittee Advances 15 Bills – The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health advanced 15 bills to the full committee on Thursday; notably including the prior authorization legislation (H.R. 3514) which recently surpassed the threshold of 290 cosponsors needed to ensure inclusion on the House Consensus Calendar – a procedural tool allowing bills …
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HELP Advances Seven Health Bills – The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced seven healthcare bills during a markup last Wednesday. The legislation approved by the panel include: The Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Protection Act; The Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026; The Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act; The …