A bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1133| Senate
| Updated: 5/16/2017
James Lankford
Republican Senator
Oklahoma
Cosponsors (10)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to repeal specified limitations, for purposes of Medicare participation, on self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelMedical ethicsMedicare
A bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1133| Senate
| Updated: 5/16/2017
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to repeal specified limitations, for purposes of Medicare participation, on self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
James Lankford
Republican Senator
Oklahoma
Cosponsors (10)
Finance Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelMedical ethicsMedicare