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Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015

Introduced: April 14, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2015
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.
Feb 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to repeal the prohibition against Medicare participation by physician-owned hospitals that do not have a provider agreement by August 1, 2010, which nonetheless allows their Medicare participation under a rural provider and hospital exception to a specified ownership or investment prohibition if they meet certain requirements.

Amends the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) to repeal provisions: (1) postponing from August 1, 2010, to December 31, 2010, the date by which physician-owned hospitals must have a provider agreement in order to participate in Medicare under a rural provider and hospital exception to the physician-ownership or -investment prohibition if they also meet certain requirements addressing conflicts of interest, bona fide investments, patient safety issues, and expansion limitations; and (2) modifying the expansion limitation imposed on such a rural hospital

Restores related previous law amended or repealed by PPACA and HCERA as if PPACA or HCERA had not been enacted.

What's happening now March 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 1 Republican 11
Abraham, Ralph
· Apr 14, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Apr 14, 2015
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Mar 17, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Mar 16, 2015
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Mar 3, 2015
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Mar 3, 2015
BARTON, JOE
· Feb 13, 2015
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 13, 2015
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Feb 13, 2015
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 976: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-976/
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"H.R. 976: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-976/.
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