Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025
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.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4002 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4002
To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare
exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for
hospitals.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 12, 2025
Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, Mrs.
Miller-Meeks, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Harris of Maryland,
Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Pfluger, and Mr. McCormick) introduced the
following bill; which was referred 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
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A BILL
To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare
exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for
hospitals.
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 ``Patient Access to Higher Quality
Health Care Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF HEALTH CARE REFORM PROVISIONS LIMITING MEDICARE
EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PHYSICIAN
REFERRALS FOR HOSPITALS.
Sections 6001 and 10601 of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 684, 1005) and section 1106 of
the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law
111-152; 124 Stat. 1049) are repealed and the provisions of law amended
by such sections are restored as if such sections had never been
enacted.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred 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.
Referred 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.
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