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Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025
To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals.
Summary
This bill repeals specific provisions of the Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that limited Medicare exceptions to physician referral restrictions for hospitals. These provisions in the original healthcare reform laws restricted when physicians could refer patients to hospitals in which they held financial interests. By repealing these provisions, the bill would restore the prior law governing physician referrals to hospitals in which physicians have financial stakes.
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Sponsor (1)
12 cosponsors
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX)
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD)
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK)
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO)
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA)
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Beth Van Duyne’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $51,100
- INSPERITY $14,800
- AMERICAN AIRLINES $14,473
- BANK OF THE WEST $14,200
- CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC $13,862
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Beth Van Duyne → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jun 12, 2025 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. · house
- Jun 12, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 12, 2025
Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Pfluger, and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was 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
A BILL
To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF HEALTH CARE REFORM PROVISIONS LIMITING MEDICARE EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PHYSICIAN REFERRALS FOR HOSPITALS.
Sections 6001 and 10601 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 684, 1005) and section 1106 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152; 124 Stat. 1049) are repealed and the provisions of law amended by such sections are restored as if such sections had never been enacted. <all>
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