June 15, 2021
| The Honorable Jodey Arrington U.S. House of Representatives 1107 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 |
The Honorable Suzan DelBene U.S. House of Representatives 2330 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 |
| The Honorable Mike Kelly U.S. House of Representatives 1707 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 |
The Honorable Ami Bera U.S. House of Representatives 172 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 |
| The Honorable Tom O’Halleran U.S. House of Representatives 318 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 |
The Honorable Terri Sewell U.S. House of Representatives 2201 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 |
| The Honorable Neal Dunn U.S. House of Representatives 316 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 |
The Honorable Lance Gooden U.S. House of Representatives 1722 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 |
Dear Representatives Arrington, DelBene, Kelly, Bera, O’Halleran, Sewell, Dunn and Gooden,
On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we thank you for introducing legislation that fixes a formula to measure accountable care organization (ACO) performance by more fairly comparing ACOs to their markets. Specifically, H.R. 3746, the Accountable Care In Rural America Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benchmarking process for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) to ensure that all ACOs have an equal opportunity to share in savings regardless of their geographic location.
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