Bill amending ban on new physician-owned hospitals gains traction

Becker's Healthcare July 18, 2024
Patsy Newitt

A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives would amend aspects of the Affordable Care Act passed to ease the ban on physician-owned hospitals.

Here are 10 things to know:

1. Michael Burgess, MD, (R-Texas), Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.), Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), and Vincent Gonzalez (D-Texas) introduced The Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act on July 11.

2. The bill would allow physicians to open a hospital in a rural area where there isn’t another hospital for 35 miles, or 15 miles in a mountainous area, according to a news release posted on Dr. Burgess’s website.

3. The bill would also allow existing POHs to grow and expand services.

4. “Having owned my own...

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