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S 4130 117th Congress Senate Health Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Medicaid Medical ethics

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2022

Introduced: May 3, 2022 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 3, 2022
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Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2022

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.

What's happening now May 3, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1330 Related bill Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · May 3, 2022
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 3, 2022
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 3, 2022
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 3, 2022
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 3, 2022
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 3, 2022
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · May 3, 2022
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · May 3, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 3, 2022
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Young, Todd
Indiana · May 3, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4130: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4130/
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"S. 4130: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4130/.
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S. 4130, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4130/.
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