Sec. 723. Extension of Accountable Care Organization demonstration and annual report requirement

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The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall extend the duration of the Accountable Care Organization demonstration carried out by the Secretary, notice of which was published in the Federal Register on August 16, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 41974), (in this section referred to as the Demonstration ) through December 31, 2028. Not later than March 1 of each year during which the Demonstration is carried out, beginning in 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that describes the conduct of the Demonstration for the one-year period preceding the date of the report.

Each report submitted under paragraph

(1)shall include the following: A description of how the Demonstration delivered performance of better health, better care, and lower cost. A description of the results of the Demonstration with respect to the following outcome measures: Clinical performance. Utilization improvement. Beneficiary engagement. Membership growth and retention. Case management. Continuity of care. Telehealth utilization. A description of how the Demonstration shifted financial risk from the TRICARE program to health care providers. A description of how investment in the Demonstration serves as a bridge to competitive demonstrations by the Department of Defense with accountable care organizations in the future. A detailed description of locations for future competitive demonstrations by the Department with accountable care organizations. In this subsection, the term TRICARE program has the meaning given that term in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.

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Sec. 723

Extension of Accountable Care Organization demonstration and annual report requirement

Fed. Reg.84 FR 41974

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