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HR 6171 111th Congress House

Medical Freedom Act of 2010

Official title: To prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan.

Introduced: September 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth personnelLicensing and registrationsMedicaidState and local government operations
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Sep 22, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 22, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 22, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Freedom Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or any state from requiring any health care provider to participate in any health plan as a condition of licensure of the provider in any state.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
LINDER, JOHN
· Sep 23, 2010
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Sep 22, 2010
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 22, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6171: Medical Freedom Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6171/
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"H.R. 6171: Medical Freedom Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6171/.
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H.R. 6171, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6171/.
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