# 116-hr-5212: Accountable Care in Rural America Act

116-hr-5212, Accountable Care in Rural America Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5212
- Congress: 116
- Title: Accountable Care in Rural America Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2019-11-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Accountable Care in Rural America Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to exclude certain components from a methodology used under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The program enables accountable care organizations (ACOs) to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management. Specifically, the bill requires the CMS to exclude an ACO's assigned Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries from certain regional adjustments to the ACO's benchmark for savings determinations, and to otherwise ensure that an ACO is not in a less favorable financial position due to its share of assigned beneficiaries in the region.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2020-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2020-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-5212 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5212)

## Related
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5212 (as of 2025-11-18).