Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 14, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 14, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
This bill repeals specified limitations, for purposes of Medicare participation, on self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 14, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Nov 14, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Nov 14, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Nov 14, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 506 | Hospital Competition Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 1, 2019 |
| S 1133 | Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | May 16, 2017 |
| HR 1332 | Fair Care Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 26, 2019 |
| HR 3062 | Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jun 4, 2019 |
| S 4130 | Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2022 | Reintroduced Bill | May 3, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
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