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S 1133 115th Congress Senate

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2017 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 16, 2017
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 Latest action May 16, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to repeal specified limitations, for purposes of Medicare participation, on self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1156 Identical bill Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 9
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jun 6, 2017
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · May 16, 2017
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 16, 2017
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 16, 2017
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 16, 2017
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 16, 2017
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 16, 2017
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 16, 2017
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Young, Todd
Indiana · May 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1133: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1133/
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"S. 1133: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1133/.
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