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H.R. 1330 117th Congress House

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021

Official title: 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: June 14, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2021
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 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 26, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021

This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that limit, for purposes of Medicare participation, self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 8588 Fair Care Act of 2022
  • S 4130 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 2 Republican 26
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Nov 16, 2022
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Sep 19, 2022
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Jul 12, 2022
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Jul 12, 2022
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Jun 23, 2022
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jun 14, 2022
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Feb 8, 2022
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Feb 3, 2022
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Sep 3, 2021
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Aug 17, 2021
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · May 25, 2021
Ferguson, A.
· May 12, 2021
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · May 7, 2021
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 7, 2021
Brooks, Mo
· May 4, 2021
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · May 4, 2021
Bucshon, Larry
· Apr 28, 2021
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Mar 9, 2021
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 25, 2021
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Feb 25, 2021
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 25, 2021
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 25, 2021
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Feb 25, 2021
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Feb 25, 2021
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Feb 25, 2021
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 25, 2021
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Feb 25, 2021
Hice, Jody
· Feb 25, 2021
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Feb 25, 2021
Johnson, Bill
· Feb 25, 2021
Mullin, Markwayne
· Feb 25, 2021
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2021
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 25, 2021
Taylor, Van
· Feb 25, 2021
Vela, Filemon
· Feb 25, 2021
Walorski, Jackie
· Feb 25, 2021
Wenstrup, Brad
· Feb 25, 2021
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Feb 25, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1330: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1330/
MLA
"H.R. 1330: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1330/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1330, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1330/.
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