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Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act
H.R. 5347, 119th Congress
- Status
- Passed one chamber
- Introduced
- 09/15/2025
- Cosponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- 07/13/2026
About this bill
- Official title
- Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act
- Sponsor
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- Finance Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Ways and Means Committee
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (09/15/2025)
Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act
This bill delays certain requirements relating to the reporting of quality measures by accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. It also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a pilot program that tests alternative digital reporting methods for ACOs.
The Medicare Shared Savings Program enables ACOs to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management. In 2024, the CMS issued a rule requiring ACOs to report on quality measures using a certain electronic system beginning in 2025.
The bill allows ACOs to continue to use prior methods of reporting quality measures through 2029. Additionally, the CMS must establish a pilot program to test other digital reporting methods from 2028-2032; ACOs that participate in the pilot program are exempt from using other methods. The CMS must publicly post an analysis of the program and any related recommendations for using the tested methods.
Actions
Newest first
- 07/13/2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 06/29/2026 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 06/29/2026 · House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4272)
- 06/29/2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4272)
- 06/29/2026 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5347.
- 06/29/2026 · House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4272-4273)
- 06/29/2026 · House
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 05/21/2026 · House
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
- 05/21/2026 · House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 05/13/2026 · House
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 05/13/2026 · House
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 09/17/2025 · House
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
- 09/17/2025 · House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 09/15/2025 · House
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.
- 09/15/2025 · House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 09/15/2025
Introduced in House
Subjects: Computers and information technology, Government information and archives, Health care quality, Medicare.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 07/13/2026