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HR 969 112th Congress House

Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011

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

Introduced: May 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth personnelLicensing and registrationsMedicaidState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 - 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 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 7
R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Nov 4, 2011
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jul 22, 2011
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 20, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2011
Marchant, Kenny
· May 3, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 5, 2011
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Mar 9, 2011
Black, Diane
· Mar 9, 2011
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Mar 9, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· Mar 9, 2011
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 9, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 969: Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-969/
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"H.R. 969: Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-969/.
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H.R. 969, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-969/.
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