S 2860
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medical ethics
Medicare
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
Introduced: November 14, 2019
Introduced by:
Lankford, James
Republican
· Oklahoma
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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