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Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013

Introduced: May 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 3, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 16, 2013
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 16, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) the limitation on certain physician referrals to hospitals in which the physician or an immediate family member has an ownership or investment interest exceeding a specified amount; and (2) the rural provider and hospital exception to the physician ownership or investment prohibition.

Extends the rural provider and hospital exception to hospitals that were under construction or development as of December 30, 2010, and hospitals in financial distress.

Defines "financial distress" for a cost reporting period as one in which a hospital has had an overall negative combined Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and outpatient prospective payment system operating margin for the most recent three consecutive cost reporting periods for which data are available.

Eliminates the process for applying for such an exception for expansions of hospital facility capacity. Limits increases in facility capacity to those hospitals that have had a previous increase.

What's happening now June 3, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 1 Republican 11
Fleming, John
· Aug 1, 2014
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Mar 11, 2014
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jan 21, 2014
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Dec 10, 2013
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Nov 19, 2013
Brooks, Susan
· Nov 15, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 14, 2013
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Nov 14, 2013
CHABOT, STEVE
· Nov 12, 2013
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 16, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Oct 10, 2013
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Oct 9, 2013
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jul 23, 2013
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 9, 2013
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jul 9, 2013
BARTON, JOE
· Jun 28, 2013
Farenthold, Blake
· Jun 20, 2013
HALL, RALPH
· Jun 3, 2013
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jun 3, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· May 21, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 16, 2013
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· May 16, 2013
Jenkins, Lynn
· May 16, 2013
Marchant, Kenny
· May 16, 2013
Yoder, Kevin
· May 16, 2013
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · May 16, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2027: Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2027/
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"H.R. 2027: Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2027/.
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H.R. 2027, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2027/.
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