Bill would allow, expand physician ownership of hospitals in rural areas

Medical Economics July 15, 2024
Richard Payerchin

Bipartisan legislation introduced to change Social Security Act.

Could doctor ownership help in parts of the country where rural hospitals are struggling financially and patients lose access to care?

Some lawmakers said the new Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act will bolster medical care in those areas. A group of bipartisan lawmakers this. month introduced the act in the House of Representatives.

The bill would allow certain exemptions to rules for physician-owned hospitals in rural areas. It would also remove a ban that prevents existing physician-owned hospitals from expanding, according to the announcement by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, MD (R-Texas), Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-California), Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Virginia), and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas).

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