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HR 5271 111th Congress House

To amend section 1877 of the Social Security Act to delay by 2 years the expansion cut-off date imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Introduced: May 11, 2010 See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 11, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 11, 2010
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.
May 11, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 11, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 12, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, to postpone from December 31, 2010, to December 31, 2012, the date by which physician-owned hospitals must have a service provider agreement in order to participate in Medicare under a rural provider and hospital exception to the prohibition against physician-ownership of or -investment in a hospital, if they also meet certain requirements addressing conflicts of interest, bona fide investments, patient safety issues, and expansion limitations.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5271: To amend section 1877 of the Social Security Act to delay by 2 years the expansion cut-off date imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5271/
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"H.R. 5271: To amend section 1877 of the Social Security Act to delay by 2 years the expansion cut-off date imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5271/.
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H.R. 5271, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5271/.
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[H.R. 5271: To amend section 1877 of the Social Security Act to delay by 2 years the expansion cut-off date imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5271/)
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