Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5347 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5347 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the availability of appropriate collection types for quality reporting under the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2025 Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. LaHood) introduced the following bill; which was 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the availability of appropriate collection types for quality reporting under the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act''. SEC. 2. ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATE COLLECTION TYPES FOR QUALITY REPORTING UNDER THE MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM. Section 1899(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395jjj(b)(3)(B)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``An ACO shall submit'' and inserting the following: ``(i) In general.--An ACO shall submit''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new clauses: ``(ii) Required availability of collection types for certain years.--For performance years 2025 through 2029, the Secretary shall ensure that the following collection types (as described in section 414.1305 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a succes