[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3022 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3022

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Obamacare 
        ban on provider-owned hospitals, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 24, 2025

 Mrs. Spartz introduced the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Obamacare 
        ban on provider-owned hospitals, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Rights of Physicians to 
Own Hospitals Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEALING REQUIREMENTS FOR HOSPITALS TO QUALIFY FOR RURAL 
              PROVIDER AND HOSPITAL EXCEPTION TO OWNERSHIP OR 
              INVESTMENT PROHIBITION.

    Section 1877 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), at the end, by inserting 
                ``and'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), at the end, by striking 
                ``; and'' and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C);
            (2) in subsection (d)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), at the end, by inserting 
                ``and'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), at the end, by striking 
                ``; and'' and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (D); and
            (3) by striking subsection (i).
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