S 1133
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medical ethics
Medicare
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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