IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM.

SEC. 17007. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM. Section 1899(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395jjj(c)) is amended— (1) by striking “utilization of primary” and inserting“utilization of— “(1) in the case of performance years beginning on or after April 1, 2012, primary” ; (2) in paragraph (1), as added by paragraph (1) of this section, by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) in the case of performance years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, services provided under this title by a Federally qualified health center or rural health clinic (as those terms are defined in section 1861(aa)), as may be determined by the Secretary.” .