Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025
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Cosponsors (12)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5)Original· 2025-06-12
- Andy Harris (R-MD-1)Original· 2025-06-12
- August Pfluger (R-TX-11)Original· 2025-06-12
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)Original· 2025-06-12
- Kevin Hern (R-OK-1)Original· 2025-06-12
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1)Original· 2025-06-12
- Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2)Original· 2025-06-12
- Richard McCormick (R-GA-7)Original· 2025-06-12
- Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2)Original· 2025-06-12
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4)· 2025-09-11
- Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)· 2025-12-17
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3)· 2026-03-05
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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.
2025-06-12
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Plain-English Summary
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 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.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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