US Congress House Bill 1159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 23-3)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to repeal: (1) the prohibition against Medicare participation by physician-owned hospitals that do not have a provider agreement by August 1, 2010, which nonetheless allows their Medicare participation under a rural provider and hospital exception to a specified ownership or investment prohibition if they meet certain requirements; and (2) the requirement that drug, device, biological and medical supply manufacturers report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) any transfers of value made to a physician, physician medical practice, a physician group practice, and/or teaching hospital, as well as information on any physician ownership or investment interest in the manufacturer. Restores or revives related previous law amended or repealed by PPACA as if PPACA had not been enacted.

To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests.

Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]
Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]
Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]
Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-03-17	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-03-17	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-03-17	House	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.

HB1186 (Related) 2011-03-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1159/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1159/BILLS-112hr1159ih.pdf