HOUSE 1330117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 2/26/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-02-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-02-25Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- 2021-02-25Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- 2021-02-25Introduced in House
- 2021-02-25Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-25 (00)
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021
This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that limit, for purposes of Medicare participation, self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.
Cosponsors (20)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)
- Filemon Vela (D-TX)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Jody Hice (R-GA)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
- Van Taylor (R-TX)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Bill Johnson (R-OH)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- H. Griffith (R-VA)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
Subjects
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Medical ethics
- Medicare
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