S 470
118th Congress
Senate
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medicaid
Medical ethics
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023
Introduced: February 16, 2023
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
Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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