US Congress House Bill 976 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 36-3)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015 Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to repeal 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. Amends the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) to repeal provisions: (1) postponing from August 1, 2010, to December 31, 2010, the date by which physician-owned hospitals must have a provider agreement in order to participate in Medicare under a rural provider and hospital exception to the physician-ownership or -investment prohibition if they also meet certain requirements addressing conflicts of interest, bona fide investments, patient safety issues, and expansion limitations; and (2) modifying the expansion limitation imposed on such a rural hospital

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015

Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]
Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]
Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]	Rep. French Hill [R-AR]	Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]
Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-02-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-02-13	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-02-13	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-02-13	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.
2015-02-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/976/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr976/BILLS-114hr976ih.pdf