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S. 2860 116th Congress Senate

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019

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: November 14, 2019 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 14, 2019
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 Latest action November 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019

This bill repeals specified limitations, for purposes of Medicare participation, on self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3062 Identical bill Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
  • HR 506 Hospital Competition Act of 2019
  • HR 1332 Fair Care Act of 2019
  • HR 8098 Hospital Competition Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Nov 14, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 14, 2019
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Nov 14, 2019
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Nov 14, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Nov 14, 2019
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 14, 2019
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Nov 14, 2019
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Nov 14, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Nov 14, 2019
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Nov 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2860: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2860/
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"S. 2860: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2860/.
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S. 2860, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2860/.
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