HR 2191 · in committee · major
Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill relaxes restrictions on physicians owning financial interests in rural hospitals under Medicare/Medicaid rules.
- Rural hospitals and physicians in underserved areas are affected by expanded ownership and investment opportunities.
- The bill takes effect immediately by removing expansion limits on physician-owned hospital facilities.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might allowing physicians to own financial interests in rural hospitals affect healthcare quality and accessibility in underserved communities?
- 02
What safeguards should exist to prevent conflicts of interest when physicians both own hospitals and make treatment decisions for patients?
- 03
Which rural areas would benefit most from increased physician investment in hospitals, and what evidence supports this approach over other rural healthcare solutions?
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Sponsor · R-VA-9
H. Morgan Griffith
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
33/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-18
Joining the bill
Austin Scott
R-GA-8 · original
David G. Valadao
R-CA-22 · original
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
R-IA-1 · original
August Pfluger
R-TX-11 · original
Kevin Hern
R-OK-1 · original
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1 · original
Neal P. Dunn
R-FL-2 · original
John Joyce
R-PA-13 · original
Vicente Gonzalez
D-TX-34 · original
J. Luis Correa
D-CA-46 · original
Troy Balderson
R-OH-12 · original
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX-14 · original
+ 21 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-18 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-03-18 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-03-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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